The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
FUZZES
Noun
fuzzes
plural of fuzz
Verb
fuzzes
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fuzz
Source: Wiktionary
FUZZ
Fuzz, v. t.
Definition: To make drunk. [Obs.] Wood.
Fuzz, n. Etym: [Cf. Prov. E. fuzzy that ravels (of silk or cotton), D. voos spongy, fungous, G. faser filament. E. feaze to untwist.]
Definition: Fine, light particles or fibers; loose, volatile matter. Fuzz ball, a kind of fungus or mushroom, which, when pressed, bursts and scatters a fine dust; a puffball.
Fuzz, v. i.
Definition: To fly off in minute particles.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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