In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
SCOOT
dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, shoot
(verb) run or move very quickly or hastily; “She dashed into the yard”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
scoot (plural scoots)
(slang) A dollar.
(slang) a scooter.
A sideways shuffling or sliding motion.
Verb
scoot (third-person singular simple present scoots, present participle scooting, simple past and past participle scooted)
(intransitive) To walk fast; to go quickly; to run away hastily.
(intransitive) To ride on a scooter.
(of an animal) To move with the forelegs while sitting, so that the floor rubs against its rear end.
(intransitive) To move sideways (especially along a seat for multiple people), usually to make room for someone else (to sit, stand, etc.).
(transitive) To dispatch someone or something at speed.
Etymology 2
Verb
scoot (third-person singular simple present scoots, present participle scooting, simple past and past participle scooted)
(Scotland, transitive) To squirt.
Noun
scoot (plural scoots)
(Scotland) A sudden flow of water; a squirt.
Anagrams
• Cotos, Scoto-, coost, coots, costo-, scoto-, tocos
Proper noun
SCOOT
Initialism of Split Cycle Offset Optimisation Technique: a system for the coordination and control of traffic signals across an urban road network.
Anagrams
• Cotos, Scoto-, coost, coots, costo-, scoto-, tocos
Source: Wiktionary
Scoot, v. i.
Definition: To walk fast; to go quickly; to run hastily away. [Colloq. & Humorous, U.S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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