The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
shimmy
(verb) dance a shimmy
shimmy, wobble
(verb) tremble or shake; “His voice wobbled with restrained emotion”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
shimmied
simple past tense and past participle of shimmy
Source: Wiktionary
Shim"my, n.
Definition: A chemise. [Colloq.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.