The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
GLUTINATIVE
Glu"ti*na*tive, a. Etym: [L. glutinativus: cf. F. glutinatif.]
Definition: Having the quality of cementing; tenacious; viscous; glutinous.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CHANCY
(adjective) subject to accident or chance or change; “a chancy appeal at best”; “getting that job was definitely fluky”; “a fluky wind”; “an iffy proposition”
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