The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
UNDERWIRE
Etymology
Noun
underwire (plural underwires)
A semicircular wire placed in a bra to support the breasts.
A bra that includes such wires.
Verb
underwire (third-person singular simple present underwires, present participle underwiring, simple past and past participle underwired)
To fix such a wire in place.
Source: Wiktionary
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FUDGE
(verb) tamper, with the purpose of deception; “Fudge the figures”; “cook the books”; “falsify the data”
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