In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
PIGGISH
hoggish, piggish, piggy, porcine, swinish
(adjective) resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy; “piggish table manners”; “the piggy fat-cheeked little boy and his porcine pot-bellied father”; “swinish slavering over food”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
piggish (comparative more piggish, superlative most piggish)
greedy or gluttonous
pigheaded
Resembling a pig as being unpleasant or unclean
Source: Wiktionary
Pig"gish, a.
Definition: Relating to, or like, a pig; greedy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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