The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
BOOSED
Verb
boosed
simple past tense and past participle of boose
Source: Wiktionary
BOOSE
Boose, n. Etym: [AS. bos, bosig; akin to Icel. bass, Sw. bĂĄs, Dan. baas, stall, G. banse, Goth. bansts barn, Skr. bhasas stall. *252.]
Definition: A stall or a crib for an ox, cow, or other animal. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Boose, v. i.
Definition: To drink excessively. See Booze.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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