In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
SULKINESS
sulkiness, sullenness, moroseness, sourness
(noun) a sullen moody resentful disposition
sulkiness, huffishness
(noun) a feeling of sulky resentment
sulk, sulkiness
(noun) a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal; “stayed home in a sulk”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
sulkiness (countable and uncountable, plural sulkinesses)
(uncountable) The state or quality of being sulky.
(countable) The result or product of being sulky.
Source: Wiktionary
Sulk"i*ness, n. Etym: [For sulkenness, fr. AS. solcen slothful, remiss, in asolcen, besolcen, properly p.p. of sealcan in asealcan to be weak or slothful; of uncertain origin.]
Definition: The quality or state of being sulky; sullenness; moroseness; as, sulkiness of disposition.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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