In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
PROFULGENT
Etymology
Adjective
profulgent (comparative more profulgent, superlative most profulgent)
(obsolete) Shining forth; brilliant; effulgent.
Source: Wiktionary
Pro*ful"gent, a. Etym: [Pref. pro- + L. fulgere to shine.]
Definition: Shining forth; brilliant; effulgent. [Obs.] "Profulgent in preciousness." Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SHTIK
(noun) (Yiddish) a little; a piece; “give him a shtik cake”; “he’s a shtik crazy”; “he played a shtik Beethoven”
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