The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
OUTFACE
Etymology
Verb
outface (third-person singular simple present outfaces, present participle outfacing, simple past and past participle outfaced)
(transitive) To disconcert someone with an unblinking face-to-face confrontation; to stare down; to withsay
(transitive) To boldly confront a situation.
Anagrams
• face out
Source: Wiktionary
Out*face", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Outfaced; p pr. & vb. n. Outfacing.]
Definition: To face or look (one) out of countenance; to resist or bear down by bold looks or effrontery; to brave. Shak. Having outfaced all the world. South.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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