The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
VENTRILOQUISMS
Noun
ventriloquisms
plural of ventriloquism
Source: Wiktionary
VENTRILOQUISM
Ven*tril"o*quism, n. Etym: [See Ventriloquous.]
Definition: The act, art, or practice of speaking in such a manner that the voice appears to come, not from the person speaking, but from some other source, as from the opposite side of the room, from the cellar, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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