The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
prehended
simple past tense and past participle of prehend
• deprehend
Source: Wiktionary
Pre*hend" (, v. t. Etym: [L. prehendere. See Prehensile.]
Definition: To lay hold of; to seize. [Obs.] Middleton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 November 2024
(noun) a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman; “she got a reputation as a frump”; “she’s a real dog”
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.