The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
RECARPET
Etymology
Verb
recarpet (third-person singular simple present recarpets, present participle recarpeting, simple past and past participle recarpeted)
(transitive) To replace the carpet of.
(transitive, India) To resurface (a road).
Source: Wiktionary
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4 December 2024
SINGSONG
(verb) move as if accompanied by a singsong; “The porters singsonged the travellers’ luggage up the mountain”
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