The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
APPETIZER
appetizer, appetiser, starter
(noun) food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
appetizer (plural appetizers)
A small, light, and usually savory first course in a meal
Synonyms: appy (slang), entrée, hors d'oeuvre, starter
Source: Wiktionary
Ap"pe*ti`zer, n.
Definition: Something which creates or whets an appetite.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
18 January 2025
SHTIK
(noun) (Yiddish) a little; a piece; “give him a shtik cake”; “he’s a shtik crazy”; “he played a shtik Beethoven”
Coffee Trivia
