The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
ANCHUSA
anchusa
(noun) any of various Old World herbs of the genus Anchusa having one-sided clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
From the genus name.
Noun
anchusa (plural anchusas)
(botany) Any plant of the genus Anchusa (within family Boraginaceae) of rough and hairy Old World herbs with one-sided clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers.
Source: Wiktionary
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FATIGUE
(noun) (always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something; “he was suffering from museum fatigue”; “after watching TV with her husband she had a bad case of football fatigue”; “the American public is experiencing scandal fatigue”; “political fatigue”
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