The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
BUGHOUSE
Etymology
Noun
bughouse (plural bughouses)
(US, slang) A flea-infested hotel, lodging-house etc.
(US, slang) A prison.
(US, slang) A hospital, especially a lunatic asylum.
(South Africa, slang) A cheap and dirty cinema.
Adjective
bughouse (comparative more bughouse, superlative most bughouse)
(US, slang) Crazy, insane.
Source: Wiktionary
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