The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PATINIZE
patinate, patinize, patinise
(verb) coat with a patina
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
patinize (third-person singular simple present patinizes, present participle patinizing, simple past and past participle patinized)
(transitive) To give a patina to.
Source: Wiktionary
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
1 June 2025
BACKFIRE
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
Coffee Trivia
