The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SLYPES
Noun
slypes
plural of slype
Source: Wiktionary
SLYPE
Slype, n. Etym: [Cf. D. sluipen to sneak.] (Arch.)
Definition: A narrow passage between two buildings, as between the transept and chapter house of a monastery. [Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FATIGUE
(noun) (always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something; “he was suffering from museum fatigue”; “after watching TV with her husband she had a bad case of football fatigue”; “the American public is experiencing scandal fatigue”; “political fatigue”
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