The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
slapjacks
plural of slapjack
Source: Wiktionary
Slap"jack`, n.
Definition: A flat batter cake cooked on a griddle; a flapjack; a griddlecake. [Local, U.S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 June 2025
(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.