The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
VARITYPE
Etymology
Noun
varitype (plural varitypes)
(printing, historical) A kind of advanced typewriter that could use various different typefaces.
Verb
varitype (third-person singular simple present varitypes, present participle varityping, simple past and past participle varityped)
(printing, historical) To prepare printed material using a machine of this kind.
Source: Wiktionary
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15 June 2025
SCHNORR
(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”
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