The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SYPHILOPHOBIA
Etymology
Noun
syphilophobia (countable and uncountable, plural syphilophobias)
A morbid fear of syphilis.
Usage notes
• Formerly sometimes distinguished from syphilomania. The condition was regarded as a mania in those who did not have syphilis, and a phobia in those who did.
Source: Wiktionary
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HYPOTHETICAL
(noun) a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.; “consider the following, just as a hypothetical”
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