The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
OVERFOUL
Etymology
Verb
overfoul (third-person singular simple present overfouls, present participle overfouling, simple past and past participle overfouled)
(transitive) To foul excessively.
Source: Wiktionary
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31 March 2025
IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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