The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
COXCOMBRY
Etymology
Noun
coxcombry (usually uncountable, plural coxcombries)
(countable) A behaviour or manner that is characteristic of a coxcomb; a foppish behaviour.
(uncountable) Behaviour or airs characteristic of a coxcomb; foppishness.
Source: Wiktionary
Cox"comb`ry (-r), n.
Definition: The manners of a coxcomb; foppishness.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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