In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
braggadocio, bluster, rodomontade, rhodomontade
(noun) vain and empty boasting
Source: WordNet® 3.1
rodomontade (comparative more rodomontade, superlative most rodomontade)
Pretentiously boastful.
rodomontade (countable and uncountable, plural rodomontades)
Vain boasting; a rant; pretentious behaviour.
rodomontade (third-person singular simple present rodomontades, present participle rodomontading, simple past and past participle rodomontaded)
To boast, brag or bluster pretentiously.
Source: Wiktionary
Rod`o*mon*tade", n. Etym: [F., fr. It. rodomontana. See Rodomont, n.]
Definition: Vain boasting; empty bluster or vaunting; rant. I could show that the rodomontades of Almanzor are neither so irrational nor impossible. Dryden.
Rod`o*mon*tade", v. i.
Definition: To boast; to brag; to bluster; to rant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 February 2025
(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”
In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.