The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
OUTGUSHING
Verb
outgushing
present participle of outgush
Noun
outgushing (plural outgushings)
That which gushes outward.
Here, too, may be inscribed thoughts, feelings, desires, warm outgushings from the heart's secret places, which you would not pour upon the sand without the certainty that almost ere the sky has looked upon them the sea will wash them out.
Source: Wiktionary
OUTGUSH
Out"gush`, n.
Definition: A pouring out; an outburst. A passionate outgush of emotion. Thackeray.
Out*gush", v. i.
Definition: To gush out; to flow forth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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