The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
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RUBELLA
Ru*bel"la, n. Etym: [NL., fr. L. rubellus reddish.] (Med.)
Definition: An acute specific disease with a dusky red cutaneous eruption resembling that of measles, but unattended by catarrhal symptoms; -- called also German measles.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
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