The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
EMOTICON
emoticon
(noun) a representation of a facial expression (as a smile or frown) created by typing a sequence of characters in sending email; “:-( and :-) are emoticons”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
emoticon (plural emoticons)
A graphical representation of a particular emotion of the writer, used especially in SMS, email, or other electronic communication.
A graphic made up of text characters to represent such emotion; a smiley.
An image or graphic icon used to represent such emotions; an emoji.
Anagrams
• come into
Source: Wiktionary
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PRESENTATION
(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”
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