The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
YEGGMAN
Etymology
Noun
yeggman (plural yeggmen)
(cant, slang) a person who breaks open safes, a burglar; a yegg.
Synonyms
• safecracker
• yegg
Source: Wiktionary
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19 April 2025
CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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