The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
QUIDDIT
Etymology
Noun
quiddit (plural quiddits)
(rare) quibble
Source: Wiktionary
Quid"dit, n. Etym: [Cf. Quiddity, Quillet, and Quibble.]
Definition: A subtilty; an equivocation. [Obs.] Shak. By some strange quiddit or some wrested clause. Drayton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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