The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
APHORISM
aphorism, apothegm, apophthegm
(noun) a short pithy instructive saying
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
aphorism (plural aphorisms)
An original, laconic phrase conveying some principle or concept of thought.
Synonyms
• See also saying
Verb
aphorism (third-person singular simple present aphorisms, present participle aphorisming, simple past and past participle aphorismed)
To speak or write aphorisms.
Source: Wiktionary
Aph"o*rism, n. Etym: [F. aphorisme, fr. Gr. Horizon.]
Definition: A comprehensive maxim or principle expressed in a few words; a sharply defined sentence relating to abstract truth rather than to practical matters. The first aphorism of Hippocrates is, "Life is short, and the art is long." Fleming.
Syn.
– Axiom; maxim; adage; proverb; apothegm; saying; saw; truism; dictum. See Axiom.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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EARTHSHAKING
(adjective) sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; “earthshaking proposals”; “the contest was no world-shaking affair”; “the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering”
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