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coffee break

American  

noun

coffee breaks plural
  1. a break from work for coffee, a snack, etc.


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Etymology

Origin of coffee break

First recorded in 1940–45

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During the coffee break, he joined a small group discussing Pes’s presentation.

From Science Magazine Nov. 20, 2024

The designer brand boasts a strawberry milk printed crossbody, a coffee break tote, a silk tomato ketchup bandana, a snack pendant and gold-toned ketchup packet, fries and hot dog drop earrings.

From Salon Jul. 20, 2024

Outside the university, in an area popular with tourists, Faig Jafarli, 27, was out on his coffee break from work when he noticed that a road near the university was shut.

From BBC Dec. 22, 2023

Poehler: We did have to build in a coffee break.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 2023

With their hoods up and their purposeless milling, Lazlo thought they looked like a pack of ghosts on coffee break.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

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