The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
MANNIKIN
mannequin, manikin, mannikin, manakin, form
(noun) a life-size dummy used to display clothes
mannequin, manikin, mannikin, manakin, fashion model, model
(noun) a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; “she was too fat to be a mannequin”
manikin, mannikin, homunculus
(noun) a person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
mannikin (plural mannikins)
Alternative form of manikin (little man)
Any of several Asiatic passerine bird species of the genus Lonchura.
Source: Wiktionary
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19 January 2025
ELOQUENCE
(noun) powerful and effective language; “his eloquence attracted a large congregation”; “fluency in spoken and written English is essential”; “his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police”
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