The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
TUMULTUATE
Etymology
Verb
tumultuate (third-person singular simple present tumultuates, present participle tumultuating, simple past and past participle tumultuated)
(obsolete) To make a tumult.
Source: Wiktionary
Tu*mul"tu*ate, v. i. Etym: [L. tumultuatus, p. p. of tumultuari to make a tumult.]
Definition: To make a tumult. [Obs.] "He will murmur and tumultuate." South.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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