In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
UPSTAGER
upstager
(noun) a selfish actor who upstages the other actors
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
upstager (plural upstagers)
One who upstages.
Source: Wiktionary
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24 May 2025
EARTHSHAKING
(adjective) sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; “earthshaking proposals”; “the contest was no world-shaking affair”; “the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering”
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