The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
GERONIMO
Geronimo
(noun) Apache chieftain who raided the white settlers in the Southwest as resistance to being confined to a reservation (1829-1909)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Various theories; see Wikipedia.
Interjection
geronimo
A cry before jumping out of or into something (originally by American parachutists).
Anagrams
• ignorome
Proper noun
Geronimo
(1829–1909) A prominent leader and medicine man from the Bedonkohe band of the Chiricahua Apache tribe.
A cry before jumping out of or into something (originally by American parachutists). See geronimo.
Anagrams
• ignorome
Source: Wiktionary
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