The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
FOREMEANT
Etymology
Adjective
foremeant (not comparable)
(obsolete) Intended beforehand; premeditated.
Source: Wiktionary
Fore*meant", a.
Definition: Intended beforehand; premeditated. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HABIT
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
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