The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
FANTASM
apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, shadow
(noun) something existing in perception only; “a ghostly apparition at midnight”
apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, specter, spectre
(noun) a ghostly appearing figure; “we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
fantasm (plural fantasms)
Alternative spelling of phantasm
Source: Wiktionary
Fan"tasm, n. Etym: [See Phantasm, Fancy.]
Definition: Same as Phantasm.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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