The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
MINIFYING
Verb
minifying
present participle of minify
Source: Wiktionary
MINIFY
Min"i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Minified; p. pr. & vb. n. Minifying.] Etym: [L. minor less + -fly.]
1. To make small, or smaller; to diminish the apparent dimensions of; to lessen.
2. To degrade by speech or action.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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