The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
DINKUM
Etymology
Adjective
dinkum (comparative more dinkum, superlative most dinkum)
(Australia, New Zealand, slang) Genuine, true, honest, on the level. [From 1894]
Synonyms
• dinky-die
Noun
dinkum (uncountable)
(Australia, New Zealand, slang, rare, obsolete) Hard work. [From 1882]
(Australia, New Zealand, slang, dated) Truth.
Source: Wiktionary
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RECREANT
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
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