The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
HYPERBOLIST
Etymology
Noun
hyperbolist (plural hyperbolists)
One who uses hyperbole; an exaggerator.
Source: Wiktionary
Hy*per"bo*list, n.
Definition: One who uses hyperboles.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SUPERFETATION
(noun) fertilization of a second ovum after a pregnancy has begun; results in two fetuses of different ages in the uterus at the same time; “superfetation is normal in some animal species”
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