The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
FUNNIES
Noun
funnies
plural of funny
(comics) The section of a newspaper containing comic strips. [from the mid-19th c.]
Synonyms
• (comic strip section of a newspaper): comics, funny papers, funny pages
Source: Wiktionary
FUNNY
Fun"ny, a. [Compar. Funnier; superl. Funniest.] Etym: [From Fun.]
Definition: Droll; comical; amusing; laughable. Funny bone. See crazy bone, under Crazy.
Fun"ny, n.; pl. Funnies (.
Definition: A clinkerbuit, narrow boat for sculling. [Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DOOMED
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
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