The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
OUTBEG
Etymology
Verb
outbeg (third-person singular simple present outbegs, present participle outbegging, simple past and past participle outbegged)
To surpass in begging.
Anagrams
• bouget
Source: Wiktionary
Out*beg", v. t.
Definition: To surpass in begging. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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