The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
BIRO
ballpoint, ballpoint pen, ballpen, Biro
(noun) a pen that has a small metal ball as the point of transfer of ink to paper
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
biro (plural biros)
A BIRO brand ballpoint pen.
(by extension, UK, AU, NZ) Any ballpoint pen.
(by extension) Ink from a ballpoint pen.
Anagrams
• brio, ribo-
Proper noun
Biro (plural Biros)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Biro is the 13536th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2241 individuals. Biro is most common among White (90.14%) individuals.
Anagrams
• brio, ribo-
Source: Wiktionary
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