The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
ZOO
menagerie, zoo, zoological garden
(noun) the facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
zoo (plural zoos)
A park where live animals are exhibited.
(informal, figuratively) Any place that is wild, crowded, or chaotic.
(US, military, slang) The jungle.
Source: Wiktionary
Zo"ö-.
Definition: A combining form from Gr. zwo^,n an animal, as in zoögenic, zoölogy, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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