The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
BALKANIZATION
Etymology
Noun
Balkanization (countable and uncountable, plural Balkanizations)
(historical, chiefly, political science) The fragmentation of a geopolitical region into several small states that are often hostile or non-cooperative with each other.
(informal) Any disintegration process, such as that of the Internet being divided into separate enclaves.
Noun
balkanization (countable and uncountable, plural balkanizations)
Alternative letter-case form of Balkanization
Source: Wiktionary
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IMPULSIVE
(adjective) without forethought; “letting him borrow her car was an impulsive act that she immediately regretted”
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