The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
INEXPLICABLE
inexplicable, incomprehensible
(adjective) incapable of being explained or accounted for; “inexplicable errors”; “left the house at three in the morning for inexplicable reasons”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
inexplicable (comparative more inexplicable, superlative most inexplicable)
Impossible to explain; not easily accounted for.
Synonyms: inexplainable, unexplainable, insoluble, Thesaurus:incomprehensible
Antonyms: explicable, Thesaurus:comprehensible
Source: Wiktionary
In*ex"pli*ca*ble, a. Etym: [L. inexplicabilis: cf. F. inexplicable. See In- not, and Explicable.]
Definition: Not explicable; not explainable; incapable of being explained, interpreted, or accounted for; as, an inexplicable mystery. "An inexplicable scratching." Cowper. Their reason is disturbed; their views become vast and perplexed, to others inexplicable, to themselves uncertain. Burke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HABIT
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
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