The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
FRENETIC
frantic, frenetic, phrenetic, frenzied
(adjective) excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion; “frantic with anger and frustration”; “frenetic screams followed the accident”; “a frenzied look in his eye”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
frenetic (comparative more frenetic, superlative most frenetic)
Fast, harried; having extreme enthusiasm or energy.
(obsolete) Mentally deranged, insane.
(obsolete, medicine) Characterised by manifestations of delirium or madness.
Synonyms
• frantic, frenzied
Noun
frenetic (plural frenetics)
One who is frenetic.
Anagrams
• infecter, reinfect
Source: Wiktionary
Fre*net"ic, a. Etym: [See Frantic, a.]
Definition: Distracted; mad; frantic; phrenetic. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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