The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
BLOUSY
Etymology 1
Adjective
blousy (comparative blousier, superlative blousiest)
Resembling or characteristic of a blouse; loose, flowing.
Etymology 2
Adjective
blousy (comparative blousier, superlative blousiest)
Alternative spelling of blowsy
Source: Wiktionary
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HEEDLESS
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
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