The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
MALTALENT
Etymology
Noun
maltalent (uncountable)
(obsolete) Ill will; malice, malevolence. [14th-19th c.]
Source: Wiktionary
Mal"ta*lent, n. Etym: [F. See Malice, and Talent.]
Definition: Ill will; malice. [Obs.] Rom. of R. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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