The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
DEG
Etymology 1
Noun
deg (plural degs)
(math) Abbreviation of degree.
Etymology 2
Verb
deg (third-person singular simple present degs, present participle degging, simple past and past participle degged)
(Northern England, dialectal) To sprinkle, moisten.
Anagrams
• EDG, EGD, GED, Ged, egd, ged
Noun
DEG (plural DEGs)
(galaxy) Initialism of dwarf elliptical galaxy.
Synonyms
• dE
Anagrams
• EDG, EGD, GED, Ged, egd, ged
Noun
dEG (plural dEGs)
(galaxy) Initialism of dwarf elliptical galaxy.
Synonyms
• dE
Anagrams
• EDG, EGD, GED, Ged, egd, ged
Source: Wiktionary
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