The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
DIARRHOEA
diarrhea, diarrhoea, looseness of the bowels, looseness
(noun) frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
diarrhoea (usually uncountable, plural diarrhoeas)
British standard spelling of diarrhea.
Source: Wiktionary
Di`ar*rhe"a, Di`ar*rhoe"a, n. Etym: [L. diarrhoea, Gr. stream. See Stream.] (Med.)
Definition: A morbidly frequent and profuse discharge of loose or fluid evacuations from the intestines, without tenesmus; a purging or looseness of the bowels; a flux.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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