The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SYPHILIZE
Verb
syphilize (third-person singular simple present syphilizes, present participle syphilizing, simple past and past participle syphilized)
(medicine, transitive) To inoculate with syphilis.
Source: Wiktionary
Syph"i*lize, v. t. (Med.)
Definition: To inoculate with syphilis.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) an unofficial association of people or groups; “the smart set goes there”; “they were an angry lot”
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