The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
nerd
(noun) an intelligent but single-minded expert in a particular technical field or profession
swot, grind, nerd, wonk, dweeb
(noun) an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
Source: WordNet® 3.1
nerd (plural nerds)
(slang, sometimes derogatory) A person who is intellectual but generally introverted
(informal, sometimes derogatory) One who has an intense, obsessive interest in something.
Synonyms: geek, otaku
(slang, always derogatory) An unattractive, socially awkward, annoying, undesirable, and/or boring, person; a dork.
Synonyms: dag (Australian), doofus, dork, dweeb, geek, goober, loser, propeller head, twerp
(post-1980s) A member of a subculture revolving around video games, fantasy and science fiction, comic books and assorted media.
• See also dork
• dern, rend
NERD (uncountable)
Initialism of nonerosive reflux disease.
• dern, rend
Source: Wiktionary
8 May 2024
(noun) the scientific study of the earth’s configuration above sea level (emphasizing the measurement of land altitudes relative to sea level)
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.