The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
FLOB
Etymology 1
Uncertain; possibly imitative.
Noun
flob (uncountable)
(UK, slang) Spittle or phlegm, especially a piece of spittle or phlegm that has been spat out.
Verb
flob (third-person singular simple present flobs, present participle flobbing, simple past and past participle flobbed)
(UK, slang) To spit or to gob.
Etymology 2
Probably an alteration of flop.
Verb
flob (third-person singular simple present flobs, present participle flobbing, simple past and past participle flobbed)
To flop; to move or behave in a loose or uncoordinated way.
Source: Wiktionary
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