The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
HYPERACUSIS
hyperacusis, hyperacusia, auditory hyperesthesia
(noun) abnormal acuteness of hearing due to increased irritability of the sensory neural mechanism; characterized by intolerance for ordinary sound levels
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
hyperacusis (uncountable)
(medicine) A heightened sensitivity to some sounds
Source: Wiktionary
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SOAK
(noun) the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); “a good soak put life back in the wagon”
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