The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
KOOK
kook, odd fellow, odd fish, queer bird, queer duck, odd man out
(noun) someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
kook (plural kooks)
(slang, chiefly, US) An eccentric, strange or crazy person.
Synonyms: nutjob, odd duck, weirdo, Thesaurus:mad person, Thesaurus:strange person
(surfing, kiteboarding, wakeboarding) A boardsport participant who lacks style or skill; a newbie who acts as if they are better at the sport than they are.
Anagrams
• Koko, koko
Source: Wiktionary
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DOOMED
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
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