The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PREHEAT
preheat
(verb) heat beforehand; “Preheat the oven!”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
preheat (third-person singular simple present preheats, present participle preheating, simple past and past participle preheated)
(transitive) to heat something in preparation for further action, especially cooking
Synonyms
• foreheat
Anagrams
• reapeth
Source: Wiktionary
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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”
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