The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
REC
Noun
rec (countable and uncountable, plural recs)
(informal) Abbreviation of recreation.
(countable, informal) A recommendation or suggestion.
(countable, informal) A recreation ground.
Verb
rec (third-person singular simple present recs, present participle rec'ing, simple past and past participle rec'ed or reced)
(transitive, informal) To recommend.
(transitive, informal) To record.
Adjective
rec (not comparable)
(informal) Abbreviation of recreational.
Anagrams
• CER, CRE, ERC, Erc, RCE
Source: Wiktionary
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