In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
UNGROUND
Etymology
Adjective
unground (not comparable)
Not having been ground; unpulverized.
Verb
unground (third-person singular simple present ungrounds, present participle ungrounding, simple past and past participle ungrounded)
(transitive, electricity, electronics) To remove a connection to ground potential.
(transitive) To free from the punishment of being grounded (restricted to home).
We'll consider ungrounding you when you can act your age.
Source: Wiktionary
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RECREANT
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
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