The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
ETCETERA
etcetera
(noun) additional unspecified odds and ends; more of the same; “his report was full of etceteras”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Phrase
etcetera
Alternative form of et cetera
Usage notes
Proscribed except as eye dialect, as et cetera is two separate words.
Source: Wiktionary
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31 March 2025
IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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