The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
CRETINIZE
Etymology
Verb
cretinize (third-person singular simple present cretinizes, present participle cretinizing, simple past and past participle cretinized)
(transitive) To cause to be or act like a cretin.
Source: Wiktionary
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