The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
barnacled (comparative more barnacled, superlative most barnacled)
Crusted with barnacles.
(figurative, by extension) Thickly covered in something, as if with barnacles.
Familiar with the ocean and/or seafaring.
Old and weathered, particularly with respect to persons or things associated with the ocean.
(figuratively) Marked by personal experiences; worldly.
(figuratively) Encumbered with something unnecessary or undesirable, especially through a slow, gradual process of accumulation.
barnacled
simple past tense and past participle of barnacle
Source: Wiktionary
15 January 2025
(verb) have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; “She bears the title of Duchess”; “He held the governorship for almost a decade”
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.