The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SCROBBLE
Etymology 1
Verb
scrobble (third-person singular simple present scrobbles, present participle scrobbling, simple past and past participle scrobbled)
(transitive, slang) To waylay, kidnap or steal.
Etymology 2
Verb
scrobble (third-person singular simple present scrobbles, present participle scrobbling, simple past and past participle scrobbled)
(internet slang) To publish one's music-listening habits to the Internet via software, in order to track when and how often certain songs are played.
Noun
scrobble (plural scrobbles)
A datum or the aggregate data collected by this means.
Anagrams
• clobbers, cobbler's, cobblers
Source: Wiktionary
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FOOTING
(noun) status with respect to the relations between people or groups; “on good terms with her in-laws”; “on a friendly footing”
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