The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
ZAPPING
ZAP
microwave, micro-cook, zap, nuke
(verb) cook or heat in a microwave oven; “You can microwave the leftovers”
nuke, atomize, atomise, zap
(verb) strike at with firepower or bombs; “zap the enemy”
zap, vaporize
(verb) kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting; “in this computer game, space travellers are vaporized by aliens”
zap
(verb) strike suddenly and with force; “This show zaps the viewers with some shocking scenes”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
zapping
present participle of zap
Noun
zapping (plural zappings)
The act or result of being zapped.
Source: Wiktionary
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COMMISERATIVE
(adjective) feeling or expressing sympathy; “made commiserative clicking sounds with his tongue”- Kenneth Roberts
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