The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
emptying, voidance, evacuation
(noun) the act of removing the contents of something
Source: WordNet® 3.1
voidance (countable and uncountable, plural voidances)
The act of voiding, of defecating or removing.
The quality of being void.
• Inca dove, coinvade
Source: Wiktionary
Void"ance, n.
1. The act of voiding, emptying, ejecting, or evacuating.
2. (Eccl.)
Definition: A ejection from a benefice.
3. The state of being void; vacancy, as of a benefice which is without an incumbent.
4. Evasion; subterfuge. [Obs.] Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 February 2025
(adjective) possessed by inordinate excitement; “the crowd went crazy”; “was crazy to try his new bicycle”
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.