The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
CABOODLE
bunch, lot, caboodle
(noun) any collection in its entirety; “she bought the whole caboodle”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
US slang, mid 19th century, thought to be from "kit and boodle"; "the whole boodle" is attested in the 1830s, and "the whole caboodle" in 1848.
Noun
caboodle (plural caboodles)
(informal) Any large collection of things or people.
Source: Wiktionary
Ca*boo"dle, n.
Definition: The whole collection; the entire quantity or number; -- usually in the phrase the whole caboodle. [Slang, U.S.] Bartlett.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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