The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SQUISH
squish
(noun) the noise of soft mud being walked on
squish
(verb) put (a liquid) into a container or another place by means of a squirting action
squelch, squish, splash, splosh, slosh, slop
(verb) walk through mud or mire; “We had to splosh across the wet meadow”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
squish (plural squishes)
The sound or action of something, especially something moist, being squeezed or crushed.
(politics, informal, derogatory) A political moderate.
Verb
squish (third-person singular simple present squishes, present participle squishing, simple past and past participle squished)
(transitive, informal) To squeeze, compress, or crush (especially something moist).
(intransitive, informal) To be compressed or squeezed.
Synonyms
• (to squeeze, compress): condense, squash; see also compress
Etymology 2
Noun
squish (plural squishes)
(LGBT, slang) A non-romantic and generally non-sexual infatuation with somebody one is not dating, or the object of that infatuation; a platonic crush.
Source: Wiktionary
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