The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
FURUNCULOSIS
furunculosis
(noun) acute skin disease characterized by the presence of many furuncles
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
furunculosis (countable and uncountable, plural furunculoses)
(medicine) The presence of furuncles or boils.
Source: Wiktionary
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23 October 2024
CHANCY
(adjective) subject to accident or chance or change; “a chancy appeal at best”; “getting that job was definitely fluky”; “a fluky wind”; “an iffy proposition”
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