In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
SUGARCOAT
sugarcoat
(verb) cause to appear more pleasant or appealing; “The mayor did not sugarcoat the reality of the tax cuts”
sugarcoat, glaze, candy
(verb) coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
sugarcoat (third-person singular simple present sugarcoats, present participle sugarcoating, simple past and past participle sugarcoated)
(transitive) To make superficially more attractive; to give a falsely pleasant appearance to.
• There's no way to sugarcoat the loss of the space shuttle; it was an unmitigated disaster.
Synonyms
• gild
• gild the pill
• whitewash
Source: Wiktionary
Word of the Day
14 January 2025
SUCH
(adjective) of so extreme a degree or extent; “such weeping”; “so much weeping”; “such a help”; “such grief”; “never dreamed of such beauty”
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