ICEBREAKER

icebreaker

(noun) a beginning that relaxes a tense or formal atmosphere; “he told jokes as an icebreaker”

icebreaker, iceboat

(noun) a ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

icebreaker (plural icebreakers)

A ship designed to break through ice so that it, or other ships coming behind, can navigate on frozen seas.

A game, activity, humorous anecdote, etc, designed to relax a group of people to help them get to know each other.

(theater) A lively song and dance routine at the start of a musical.

Source: Wiktionary



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An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

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