The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
RABIDEST
Adjective
rabidest
superlative form of rabid: most rabid
Anagrams
• beardist, bitrades, redbaits, tribades
Source: Wiktionary
RABID
Rab"id (rab"id), a. [L. rabidus, from rabere to rave. See Rage, n.]
1. Furious; raging; extremely violent.
The rabid flight Of winds that ruin ships. Chapman.
2. Extreme, unreasonable, or fanatical in opinion; excessively zealous; as, a rabid socialist.
3. Affected with the distemper called rabies; mad; as, a rabid dog or fox.
4. (Med.) Of or pertaining to rabies, or hydrophobia; as, rabid virus.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FATIGUE
(noun) (always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something; “he was suffering from museum fatigue”; “after watching TV with her husband she had a bad case of football fatigue”; “the American public is experiencing scandal fatigue”; “political fatigue”
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