The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PAPPING
Verb
papping
present participle of pap
Source: Wiktionary
PAP
Pap, n. Etym: [Cf. OSw. papp. Cf. Pap soft food.]
1. (Anat.)
Definition: A nipple; a mammilla; a teat. Dryden. The paps which thou hast sucked. Luke xi. 27.
2. A rounded, nipplelike hill or peak; anything resembling a nipple in shape; a mamelon. Macaulay.
Pap, n. Etym: [Cf. D. pap, G. pappe, both perh. fr. L. papa, pappa, the word with which infants call for food: cf. It. pappa.]
1. A soft food for infants, made of bread boiled or softtened in milk or water.
2. Nourishment or support from official patronage; as, treasury pap. [Colloq. & Contemptuous]
3. The pulp of fruit. Ainsworth.
Pap, v. t.
Definition: To feed with pap. Beau. & Fl.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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