In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
WHUP
Verb
whup (third-person singular simple present whups, present participle whupping, simple past and past participle whupped)
(Southern US or African-American Vernacular, dialect) Alternative form of whoop (to whip, thrash, or defeat).
What you gonna do ... give me a whupping? You can't whup me no more. You're too old.
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FOCUS
(noun) maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; “in focus”; “out of focus”
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