The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
OUTDAZZLE
Etymology
Verb
outdazzle (third-person singular simple present outdazzles, present participle outdazzling, simple past and past participle outdazzled)
(transitive) To surpass by dazzling more than; to outshine.
Source: Wiktionary
Out*daz"zle, v. t.
Definition: To surpass in dazzing.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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