The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
toilets
plural of toilet
toilets
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of toilet
• Sottile, litotes, oil test, toilest
Source: Wiktionary
Toi"let, n. Etym: [F. toilette, dim. of toile cloth. See Toil a net.]
1. A covering of linen, silk, or tapestry, spread over a table in a chamber or a dressing room.
2. A dressing table. Pope.
3. Act or mode of dressing, or that which is arranged in dressing; attire; dress; as, her toilet is perfect. [Written also toilette.] Toilet glass, a looking-glass for a toilet table or for a dressing room.
– Toilet service, Toilet set, earthenware, glass, and other utensils for a dressing room.
– Toilet table, a dressing table; a toilet. See def. 2 above.
– To snake one's toilet, to dress one's self; especially, to dress one's self carefully.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
1 June 2025
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.