The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
FORHOW
Etymology
Verb
forhow (third-person singular simple present forhows, present participle forhowing, simple past and past participle forhowed)
(transitive, obsolete) To despise; scorn.
(transitive, UK dialectal, Scotland) To forsake; quit; abandon; desert.
(transitive, UK dialectal, Scotland) To cast off; scorn.
Source: Wiktionary
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28 May 2025
AIR
(noun) a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; “an air of mystery”; “the house had a neglected air”; “an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate’s headquarters”; “the place had an aura of romance”
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