In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
PAM
Noun
PAM (countable and uncountable, plural PAMs)
(electronics) Initialism of power amplitude modulation.
(computing) Initialism of Pluggable authentication module.
Anagrams
• AMP, APM, MAP, MPA, amp, map, p.m.a., pma
Etymology
Shortening.
Proper noun
Pam
A diminutive of the female given name Pamela.
Anagrams
• AMP, APM, MAP, MPA, amp, map, p.m.a., pma
Etymology 1
Noun
pam (countable and uncountable, plural pams)
The jack of clubs in loo played with hands of 5 cards.
A card game, similar to napoleon, in which the jack of clubs is the highest trump.
Etymology 2
Noun
pam (plural pams)
(dated, photography) A panorama.
Verb
pam (third-person singular simple present pams, present participle pamming, simple past and past participle pammed)
(dated, photography) To pan a camera in order to show a panorama.
Anagrams
• AMP, APM, MAP, MPA, amp, map, p.m.a., pma
Source: Wiktionary
Pam, n. Etym: [From Palm victory; cf. trump, fr. triumph.]
Definition: The knave of clubs. [Obs.] Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(verb) conform one’s action or practice to; “keep appointments”; “she never keeps her promises”; “We kept to the original conditions of the contract”
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