In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
UNINTENTIONAL
unintentional, unplanned, unwitting
(adjective) not done with purpose or intent; “an unintended slight”; “an unintentional pun”; “the offense was unintentional”; “an unwitting mistake may be overlooked”
designed, intentional, unintentional
(adjective) done or made or performed with purpose and intent; “style...is more than the deliberate and designed creation”- Havelock Ellis; “games designed for all ages”; “well-designed houses”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
unintentional (comparative more unintentional, superlative most unintentional)
Not intended or deliberate; inadvertent; unwitting
Synonyms
• incidental, unintended; see also accidental or unintentional
Antonyms
• intentional
Source: Wiktionary
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SHTIK
(noun) (Yiddish) a little; a piece; “give him a shtik cake”; “he’s a shtik crazy”; “he played a shtik Beethoven”
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