The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SKYROCKET
skyrocket, rocket
(noun) sends a firework display high into the sky
rocket, skyrocket
(noun) propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon
rocket, skyrocket
(verb) shoot up abruptly, like a rocket; “prices skyrocketed”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
skyrocket (plural skyrockets)
A type of firework that uses a solid rocket engine to rise quickly into the sky where it emits a variety of effects such as stars, bangs, crackles, etc.
(by extension) A rebuke, a scolding.
(UK, Australia, rhyming slang) Pocket.
Synonyms
• (type of firework): maroon
Verb
skyrocket (third-person singular simple present skyrockets, present participle skyrocketing, simple past and past participle skyrocketed)
To increase suddenly and extremely; to shoot up; to surge or spike.
Antonyms
• plummet
Source: Wiktionary
Sky"rock`et, n.
Definition: A rocket that ascends high and burns as it flies; a species of fireworks.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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