The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
CLUNIAC
Clu"ni*ac, n. (Eccl. Hist.)
Definition: A monk of the reformed branch of the Benedictine Order, founded in 912 at Cluny (or Clugny) in France.
– Also used as a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PUNGENCY
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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