The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
THOMAEAN
Tho*mæ"an, Tho*me"an, n. (Eccl. Hist.)
Definition: A member of the ancient church of Christians established on the Malabar coast of India, which some suppose to have been originally founded by the Apostle Thomas.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FIDDLE
(verb) commit fraud and steal from one’s employer; “We found out that she had been fiddling for years”
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