In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
UNDERVOTE
Etymology
Noun
undervote (plural undervotes)
A vote that has been cast but that shows no legally valid preference for a candidate in an election.
The number of such votes in an election.
Verb
undervote (third-person singular simple present undervotes, present participle undervoting, simple past and past participle undervoted)
(politics) To spoil a ballot by marking it for fewer choices than mandated by the rules.
Anagrams
• overtuned
Source: Wiktionary
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