The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
OVERRIPEN
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Verb
overripen (third-person singular simple present overripens, present participle overripening, simple past and past participle overripened)
To ripen too much; to become overripe.
Source: Wiktionary
O`ver*rip"en, v. t.
Definition: To make too ripe. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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