The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
WILDFIRE
wildfire
(noun) a raging and rapidly spreading conflagration
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
wildfire (countable and uncountable, plural wildfires)
A rapidly spreading fire, especially one occurring in a wildland area.
(historical) Greek fire, Byzantine fire.
A spreading disease of the skin, particularly erysipelas.
(figuratively) Something that acts quickly and uncontrollably.
Synonyms
• forest fire
Source: Wiktionary
Wild"fire, n.
1. A composition of inflammable materials, which, kindled, is very hard to quench; Greek fire. Brimstone, pitch, wildfire . . . burn cruelly, and hard to quench. Bacon.
2. (Med.) (a) An old name for erysipelas. (b) A disease of sheep, attended with inflammation of the skin.
3. A sort of lightning unaccompanied by thunder. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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