The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
QUIDDLES
Verb
quiddles
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quiddle
Source: Wiktionary
QUIDDLE
Quid"dle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Quiddled; p. pr. & vb. n. Quiddling.] Etym: [L. quid what.]
Definition: To spend time in trifling employments, or to attend to useful subjects in an indifferent or superficial manner; to dawdle.
Quid"dle, Quid"dler, n.
Definition: One who wastes his energy about trifles. Emerson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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