The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
WHIMPERS
Noun
whimpers
plural of whimper
Verb
whimpers
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whimper
Source: Wiktionary
WHIMPER
Whim"per, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whimpered; p. pr. & vb. n. Whimpering.] Etym: [Cf. Scot. whimmer, G. wimmern.]
Definition: To cry with a low, whining, broken voice; to whine; to complain; as, a child whimpers. Was there ever yet preacher but there were gainsayers that spurned, that winced, that whimpered against him Latimer.
Whim"per, v. t.
Definition: To utter in alow, whining tone.
Whim"per, n.
Definition: A low, whining, broken cry; a low, whining sound, expressive of complaint or grief.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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