The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
BETHUMP
Etymology
Verb
bethump (third-person singular simple present bethumps, present participle bethumping, simple past and past participle bethumped)
(transitive) To thump soundly.
Source: Wiktionary
Be*thump", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bethumped, or Bethumpt; p. pr. & vb. n. Bethumping.]
Definition: To beat or thump soundly. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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