The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
ANECDOTA
Etymology
Noun
anecdota
plural of anecdoton
plural of anecdotum
Anagrams
• cane toad
Source: Wiktionary
ANECDOTE
An"ec*dote, n. Etym: [F. anecdote, fr. Gr. Dose, n.]
1. pl.
Definition: Unpublished narratives. Burke.
2. A particular or detached incident or fact of an interesting nature; a biographical incident or fragment; a single passage of private life.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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