The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PINGUITUDE
Etymology
Noun
pinguitude (uncountable)
fatness; obesity; the process of growing fat
Source: Wiktionary
Pin"gui*tude, n. Etym: [L. pinguitudo, from pinguis fat.]
Definition: Fatness; a growing fat; obesity. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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13 May 2025
DAZED
(adjective) in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; “he had a dazed expression on his face”; “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”; “was stupid from fatigue”
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