The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
FRIDGE
Etymology 1
Clipped form of refrigerator.
Noun
fridge (plural fridges)
(informal) A refrigerator.
Verb
fridge (third-person singular simple present fridges, present participle fridging, simple past and past participle fridged)
(informal) To place inside of a refrigerator.
Etymology 2
Verb
fridge (third-person singular simple present fridges, present participle fridging, simple past and past participle fridged)
(fandom slang) To gratuitously kill, disempower, or otherwise remove a character, usually female, from a narrative, often strictly to hurt another character, usually male, and provide him with a personal motivation for fighting the antagonist(s).
Etymology 3
Verb
fridge (third-person singular simple present fridges, present participle fridging, simple past and past participle fridged)
(archaic) To rub, chafe.
Source: Wiktionary
Fridge, v. t. Etym: [AS. frician to dance, from free bold. Cf. Freak, n.]
Definition: To rub; to fray. [Obs.] Sterne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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