The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
DIDDLING
Verb
diddling
present participle of diddle
Source: Wiktionary
DIDDLE
Did"dle, v. i. Etym: [Cf. Daddle.]
Definition: To totter, as a child in walking. [Obs.] Quarles.
Did"dle, v. t. Etym: [Perh. from AS. dyderian to deceive, the letter r being changed to l.]
Definition: To cheat or overreach. [Colloq.] Beaconsfield.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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