The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SMIRCHING
Verb
smirching
present participle of smirch
Source: Wiktionary
SMIRCH
Smirch, v. t. Etym: [From the root of smear.]
Definition: To smear with something which stains, or makes dirty; to smutch; to begrime; to soil; to sully. I'll . . . with a kind of umber smirch my face. Shak.
Smirch, n.
Definition: A smutch; a dirty stain.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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