In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
TRICKY
crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily
(adjective) marked by skill in deception; “cunning men often pass for wise”; “deep political machinations”; “a foxy scheme”; “a slick evasive answer”; “sly as a fox”; “tricky Dick”; “a wily old attorney”
catchy, tricky
(adjective) having concealed difficulty; “a catchy question”; “a tricky recipe to follow”
slippery, tricky
(adjective) not to be trusted; “how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is”- James Agee
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
tricky (comparative trickier, superlative trickiest)
hard to deal with, complicated
adept at using deception
(colloquial, slang) Relating to or associated with a prostitution trick
Source: Wiktionary
Trick"y, a.
Definition: Given to tricks; practicing deception; trickish; knavish.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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