The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
GULLISH
Etymology
Adjective
gullish (comparative more gullish, superlative most gullish)
(archaic) Foolish, credulous, simple-minded.
besides this inbred neglect of liberal sciences and all arts, which should excolere mentem, polish the mind, they have most part some gullish humour or other, by which they are led […].
Source: Wiktionary
Gull"ish, a.
Definition: Foolish; stupid. [Obs.] Gull"ish*ness, n. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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