The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
OVERFLUSH
Etymology
Verb
overflush (third-person singular simple present overflushes, present participle overflushing, simple past and past participle overflushed)
To flush to excess.
Source: Wiktionary
O`ver*flush", v. t.
Definition: To flush to excess. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LIGHT
(adjective) having relatively few calories; “diet cola”; “light (or lite) beer”; “lite (or light) mayonnaise”; “a low-cal diet”
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