The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
hardball
(noun) baseball as distinguished from softball
hardball
(noun) a no-nonsense attitude in business or politics; “they play hardball in the Senate”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
hardball (countable and uncountable, plural hardballs)
(sports) In baseball, a type of ball and baseball game, as opposed to softball.
Tough or ruthless behavior, especially in combat, politics or business.
hardball (comparative more hardball, superlative most hardball)
Being or exhibiting tough or ruthless behavior, especially in combat, politics or business.
Source: Wiktionary
3 July 2025
(noun) the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; “in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing”
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.