In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
SCHTIK
shtik, schtik, shtick, schtick
(noun) (Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating; “how did you ever fall for a shtik like that?”
shtik, schtik, shtick, schtick
(noun) (Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning; “his shtik made us laugh”
shtik, schtik, shtick, schtick
(noun) (Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention; “play it straight with no shtik”
shtik, shtick, schtik, schtick
(noun) (Yiddish) a little; a piece; “give him a shtik cake”; “he’s a shtik crazy”; “he played a shtik Beethoven”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
schtik (plural schtiks)
Dated form of shtick.
Anagrams
• kitsch, shtick, skitch, thicks
Source: Wiktionary
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