The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
bloc, axis
(noun) a group of countries in special alliance
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Bloc
(Canada, politics) Bloc Québécois
• CLOB, LCBO
bloc (plural blocs)
A group of voters or politicians who share common goals.
A group of countries acting together for political or economic goals, an alliance: e.g, the eastern bloc, the western bloc, a trading bloc, the Eurozone, the European Union.
• CLOB, LCBO
Source: Wiktionary
9 May 2025
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.