In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
VAMOOSE
decamp, skip, vamoose
(verb) leave suddenly; “She persuaded him to decamp”; “skip town”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
vamoose (third-person singular simple present vamooses, present participle vamoosing, simple past and past participle vamoosed)
(ambitransitive, slang) To run away (from); to flee.
(intransitive, slang) To hurry.
(intransitive, informal) To be expelled.
Synonyms
• (to run away): See Thesaurus:flee
• (to hurry): See Thesaurus:rush
• (to be expelled): See Thesaurus:go away
Source: Wiktionary
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