The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
DUMMERER
Etymology
Noun
dummerer (plural dummerers)
(obsolete) One who pretends to be unable to speak.
Source: Wiktionary
Dum"mer*er, n.
Definition: One who feigns dumbness. [Obs.] Burton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ERASE
(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”
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