The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
DINGBAT
dingbat
(noun) a silly empty-headed person; “you would be a dingbat even to try it”; “yet here he was with an upper class dingbat who just happened to be married to his sister”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
dingbat (plural dingbats)
(informal) A silly, crazy or stupid person.
Synonym: dingus
(typography) A special ornamental typographical symbol, such as a bullet, an arrow, a pointing hand etc.
(architecture) An architectural style of apartment building, where the second storey overhangs an area for parking cars.
A kind of word puzzle involving pictures or typography that hint at the solution.
Synonym: rebus
(slang) Anything that can be thrown or swung with force against something else. [from 1838]
A small device or gadget, the correct term for which is forgotten or unknown.
Synonyms: dingus, thingamabob, doohickey, Thesaurus:thingy
Source: Wiktionary
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