The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PSILOSIS
psilosis
(noun) falling out of hair
sprue, tropical sprue, psilosis
(noun) a chronic disorder that occurs in tropical and non-tropical forms and in both children and adults; nutrients are not absorbed; symptoms include foul-smelling diarrhea and emaciation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
psilosis (uncountable)
(phonology) The sound change by which Greek lost the consonant sound /h/ during antiquity.
(medicine) Sprue, a disease of the small intestine.
Source: Wiktionary
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