The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
DEE
Proper noun
Dee
A river in Scotland that flows about 145 km (90 mi) from the Cairngorm Mountains to the North Sea at Aberdeen.
A river in Wales and England that flows about 113 km (70 mi) from Snowdonia to the Irish Sea near Liverpool.
A female given name, short for names beginning with D.
A surname of multiple origins.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Dee is the 5,535th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6,275 individuals. Dee is most common among White (72.48%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (10.20%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Ede
Verb
dee (third-person singular simple present diz, present participle deein, simple past and past participle dyun)
(Northumbria) To do.
Noun
dee (plural dees)
The name of the Latin-script letter D.
Something shaped like the letter D, such as a dee lock.
(colloquial) Police detective.
Anagrams
• Ede
Source: Wiktionary
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