The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
chancy, fluky, flukey, iffy
(adjective) subject to accident or chance or change; “a chancy appeal at best”; “getting that job was definitely fluky”; “a fluky wind”; “an iffy proposition”
chancy, chanceful, dicey, dodgy
(adjective) of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk; “an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog”- New Yorker
Source: WordNet® 3.1
chancier
comparative form of chancy
• chicaner
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.