The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
seesaw, teeter, teeter-totter, teetertotter, teeterboard, tilting board, dandle board
(noun) a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end
Source: WordNet® 3.1
teeterboard (plural teeterboards)
A seesaw; teetertotter.
A similar board used by acrobats that sends a human into the air when another human jumps onto the opposite end.
• (acrobatic equipment): Korean plank
Source: Wiktionary
6 June 2025
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.