In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
SHAKEOUT
shakeout
(noun) an economic condition that results in the elimination of marginally financed participants in an industry; “they glutted the market in order to cause a shakeout of their competitors”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
shakeout (plural shakeouts)
An event that causes marginal constituents to be eliminated.
(engineering) The separation of molds from their flask, the castings from the molding sand, and potentially the cores from the castings.
The shaking of an object to spread it wide and eject any debris.
Source: Wiktionary
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
31 March 2025
IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
Coffee Trivia
