The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SUFFLATE
Etymology
Verb
sufflate (third-person singular simple present sufflates, present participle sufflating, simple past and past participle sufflated)
(transitive, archaic) inflate; blow up
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Source: Wiktionary
Suf*flate", v. t. Etym: [L. sufflatus, p.p. of sufflare to blow up, inflate; sub under + flare to blow.]
Definition: To blow up; to inflate; to inspire. [R.] T. Ward.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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