The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
DEMONIZE
demonize, demonise
(verb) make into a demon; “Power had demonized him”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
demonize (third-person singular simple present demonizes, present participle demonizing, simple past and past participle demonized)
To turn into a demon.
To describe or represent as evil or diabolic.
Synonyms
• (represent as evil or diabolic): vilify
Source: Wiktionary
De"mon*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Demonized; p. pr. & vb. n. Demonizing.] Etym: [Cf. LL. daemonizare to be possessed by a demon, Gr.
1. To convert into a demon; to infuse the principles or fury of a demon into.
2. To control or possess by a demon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
8 November 2024
REPLACEMENT
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
Coffee Trivia
