The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
FOPPISHLY
Etymology
Adverb
foppishly (comparative more foppishly, superlative most foppishly)
In a foppish way.
Source: Wiktionary
FOPPISH
Fop"pish, a.
Definition: Foplike; characteristic of a top in dress or manners; making an ostentatious display of gay clothing; affected in manners.
Syn.
– Finical; spruce; dandyish. See Finical.
– Fop"pish*ly, adv.
– Fop"pish*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TRANSPOSITION
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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