The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SCHLOCK
schlock, shlock, dreck
(noun) merchandise that is shoddy or inferior
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
schlock (countable and uncountable, plural schlocks)
Commodity that is shoddy or inferior.
Source: Wiktionary
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TRUNCATION
(noun) the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)
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