In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
PSYCH
Etymology
Noun
psych (countable and uncountable, plural psyches)
Psychology or psychiatry.
A psychologist; a psychiatrist.
Adjective
psych (comparative more psych, superlative most psych)
(informal) Psychedelic.
(informal) Psychiatric.
Verb
psych (third-person singular simple present psychs, present participle psyching, simple past and past participle psyched)
(transitive, reflexive) To put (someone) into a required psychological frame of mind (also psych up).
(transitive) To intimidate (someone) emotionally or using psychology (also psych out).
(transitive, informal) To treat (someone) using psychoanalysis.
Interjection
psych
(slang) Indicating that one's preceding statement was false and that one has successfully fooled one's interlocutor. Also sike.
(dated, slang) An interjection of surprised happiness.
Source: Wiktionary
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