The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
ANTIIMPERIALISM
An`ti-im*pe"ri*al*ism, n.
Definition: Opposition to imperialism; -- applied specif., in the United States, after the Spanish-American war (1898), to the attitude or principles of those opposing territorial expansion; in England, of those, often called Little Englanders, opposing the extension of the empire and the closer relation of its parts, esp. in matters of commerce and imperial defense. -- An`ti-im*pe"ri*al*ist, n. -- An`ti- im*pe`ri*al*is"tic (#), a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) chafing between two skin surfaces that are in contact (as in the armpit or under the breasts or between the thighs)
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