The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
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Diogenes
(noun) an ancient Greek philosopher and Cynic who rejected social conventions (circa 400-325 BC)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Di*og"e*nes, n.
Definition: A Greek Cynic philosopher (412-323 B. C.) who lived much in Athens and was distinguished for contempt of the common aims and conditions of life, and for sharp, caustic sayings. Diogenes' crab (Zoöl.), a species of terrestrial hermit crabs (Cenobita Diogenes), abundant in the West Indies and often destructive to crops.
– Diogenes' tub, the tub which the philosopher Diogenes is said to have carried about with him as his house, in which he lived.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ANYMORE
(adverb) at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; “Alice doesn’t live here anymore”; “the children promised not to quarrel any more”
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