In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
polymath
(noun) a person of great and varied learning
Source: WordNet® 3.1
polymath (plural polymaths)
A person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge.
• polyhistor
• renaissance man
• monomath
• factotum, handyman, jack of all trades, sciolist
Source: Wiktionary
6 June 2025
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.