The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
GARISHLY
garishly, tawdrily, gaudily
(adverb) in a tastelessly garish manner; “the temple was garishly decorated with bright plastic flowers”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
garishly (comparative more garishly, superlative most garishly)
In a garish manner.
Anagrams
• yarlighs
Source: Wiktionary
GARISH
Gar"ish, a. Etym: [Cf. OE. gauren to stare; of uncertain origin. Cf. gairish.]
1. Showy; dazzling; ostentatious; attracting or exciting attention. "The garish sun." "A garish flag." Shak. "In . . . garish colors." Asham. "The garish day." J. H. Newman. Garish like the laughters of drunkenness. Jer. Taylor.
2. Gay to extravagance; flighty. It makes the mind loose and garish. South.
– Gar"ish*ly, adv.
– Garish*ness, n. Jer. Taylor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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