The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
FLAGITATION
Etymology
Noun
flagitation (usually uncountable, plural flagitations)
(archaic) importunity; urgent demand
Source: Wiktionary
Flag`i*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. flagitatio.]
Definition: Importunity; urgent demand. [Archaic] Carlyle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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