In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
UNFOOL
Etymology
Verb
unfool (third-person singular simple present unfools, present participle unfooling, simple past and past participle unfooled)
(transitive) To restore from folly, or from being a fool.
Source: Wiktionary
Un*fool", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + fool.]
Definition: To restore from folly, or from being a fool. [Obs.] Shak.
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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