In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
SPLURGE
orgy, binge, splurge
(noun) any act of immoderate indulgence; “an orgy of shopping”; “an emotional binge”; “a splurge of spending”
splurge
(noun) an ostentatious display (of effort or extravagance etc.)
splurge
(verb) be showy or ostentatious
splurge, fling
(verb) indulge oneself; “I splurged on a new TV”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
splurge (third-person singular simple present splurges, present participle splurging, simple past and past participle splurged)
(ambitransitive, informal) To (cause to) gush; to flow or move in a rush.
(colloquial) To spend lavishly or extravagantly, especially money. [from 1911]
To produce an extravagant or ostentatious display.
Noun
splurge (plural splurges)
An extravagant or ostentatious display. [from 1828]
An extravagant indulgence; a spending spree. [from 1928]
Anagrams
• gulpers, preslug, replugs
Source: Wiktionary
Splurge, n.
Definition: A blustering demonstration, or great effort; a great display. [Slang, U.S.] Bartlett.
Splurge, v. i.
Definition: To make a great display in any way, especially in oratory. [Slang, U.S.] splurge on a new hi-fi system.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNAMBIGUOUS
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
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