The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
FUBSY
Etymology
Adjective
fubsy (comparative fubsier, superlative fubsiest)
(British) short and stout; low and wide
Source: Wiktionary
Fub"by, Fub"sy a.
Definition: Plump; chubby; short and stuffy; as a fubsy sofa. [Eng.] A fubsy, good-humored, silly . . . old maid. Mme. D'Arblay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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