The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
MISLABOUR
Etymology
Verb
mislabour (third-person singular simple present mislabours, present participle mislabouring, simple past and past participle mislaboured)
(transitive, archaic) To work badly or wrongly; to mismanage and thereby damage (farmland, etc.).
Anagrams
• labourism
Source: Wiktionary
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23 February 2025
BARGAIN
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
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