The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SCRIMPS
Noun
scrimps
plural of scrimp
Verb
scrimps
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of scrimp
Source: Wiktionary
SCRIMP
Scrimp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scrimped; p. pr. & vb. n. Scrimping.] Etym: [Cf. Dan. skrumpe, G. schrumpfen, D. krimpen. Cf. Shrimp, Shrine.]
Definition: To make too small or short; to limit or straiten; to put on short allowance; to scant; to contract; to shorten; as, to scrimp the pattern of a coat.
Scrimp, a.
Definition: Short; scanty; curtailed.
Scrimp, n.
Definition: A pinching miser; a niggard. [U.S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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