The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
INTERJACULATE
Etymology
Verb
interjaculate (third-person singular simple present interjaculates, present participle interjaculating, simple past and past participle interjaculated)
(transitive) To ejaculate (a remark, etc.) parenthetically.
Source: Wiktionary
In`ter*jac"u*late, v. t.
Definition: To ejaculate parenthetically. [R.] Thackeray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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