The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
bollen (comparative more bollen, superlative most bollen)
Alternative form of boln
• Bellon
Source: Wiktionary
Boll"en, a.
Definition: See Boln, a.
Boln, Boll"en, a.
Definition: Swollen; puffed out. Thin, and boln out like a sail. B. Jonson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 January 2025
(noun) a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; “the political ferment produced new leadership”; “social unrest”
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.