The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
DUFFS
Noun
DUFFs
plural of DUFF
Verb
duffs
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of duff
Source: Wiktionary
DUFF
Duff, n. Etym: [From OE. dagh. . See Dough.]
1. Dough or paste. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
2. A stiff flour pudding, boiled in a bag; -- a term used especially by seamen; as, plum duff.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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