In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
PORKY
Etymology 1
Adjective
porky (comparative porkier, superlative porkiest)
Resembling or characteristic of pork.
(slang) Rather fat; chubby.
Synonyms
• (rather fat): chubby, chunky, tubby
Etymology 2
Noun
porky (plural porkies)
(Cockney rhyming slang) A lie.
(Cockney rhyming slang, in the plural) An eye.
Source: Wiktionary
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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