The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PARAMASTOIDS
Noun
paramastoids
plural of paramastoid
Source: Wiktionary
PARAMASTOID
Par`a*mas"toid, a. Etym: [Pref. para- + mastoid.] (Anat.)
Definition: Situated beside, or near, the mastoid portion of the temporal bone; paroccipital; -- applied especially to a process of the skull in some animals.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
14 March 2025
PARASITISM
(noun) the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage)
Coffee Trivia
