The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
UNDERSONG
Etymology
Noun
undersong (plural undersongs)
Accompanying strain or sound; accompaniment.
(figuratively) Subordinate and underlying idea, meaning or atmosphere; undertone.
(obsolete) The burden of a song; the chorus; the refrain.
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Source: Wiktionary
Un"der*song`, n.
1. The burden of a song; the chorus; the refrain. Dryden.
2. Accompanying strain; subordinate and underlying meaning; accompaniment; undertone. In the very [poetry] there often an undersong of sense which none beside the poetic mind . . . can comprehend. Landor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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