The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SPLASHBACK
Etymology
Noun
splashback (countable and uncountable, plural splashbacks)
(uncountable, countable) Splashes of liquid, especially noxious liquid, rebounding from a surface.
(countable) A shield of an easily-cleaned material, such as those placed behind an oven top, kitchen sink, and industrial facilities, construction sites etc, in order to catch splashes of liquid.
Synonyms
• (easily cleaned shield): backsplash
Anagrams
• backsplash
Source: Wiktionary
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