The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
DEQUEUE
Etymology 1
Short for double-ended queue.
Noun
dequeue (plural dequeues)
Alternative spelling of deque
Etymology 2
Verb
dequeue (third-person singular simple present dequeues, present participle dequeueing or dequeuing, simple past and past participle dequeued)
(transitive, computing) to remove an item from a queue
Antonyms
• enqueue
Source: Wiktionary
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