In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
SOTTISH
bibulous, boozy, drunken, sottish
(adjective) given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol; “a bibulous fellow”; “a bibulous evening”; “his boozy drinking companions”; “thick boozy singing”; “a drunken binge”; “two drunken gentlemen holding each other up”; “sottish behavior”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
sottish (comparative more sottish, superlative most sottish)
alcoholic, drinking heavily
drunk
foolish, stupid, senseless
Synonyms
• (alcoholic): boozy, drunk
• (drunk): See drunk
• (foolish): See foolish or stupid
Source: Wiktionary
Sot"tish, a. Etym: [From Sot.]
Definition: Like a sot; doltish; very foolish; drunken. How ignorant are sottish pretenders to astrology! Swift.
Syn.
– Dull; stupid; senseless; doltish; infatuate.
– Sot"tish*ly, adv.
– Sot"tish*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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