The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
DAFFED
Verb
daffed
simple past tense and past participle of daff
Source: Wiktionary
DAFF
Daff, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Doff.]
Definition: To cast aside; to put off; to doff. [Obs.] Canst thou so daff me Thou hast killed my child. Shak.
Daff, n. Etym: [See Daft.]
Definition: A stupid, blockish fellow; a numskull. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Daff, v. i.
Definition: To act foolishly; to be foolish or sportive; to toy. [Scot.] Jamieson.
Daff, v. t.
Definition: To daunt. [Prov. Eng.] Grose.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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