The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
KOOKIE
balmy, barmy, bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked, crackers, daft, dotty, fruity, haywire, kooky, kookie, loco, loony, loopy, nuts, nutty, round the bend, around the bend, wacky, whacky
(adjective) informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; “it used to drive my husband balmy”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
kookie (plural kookies)
(Australian slang) kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
Etymology 2
Adjective
kookie (comparative more kookie, superlative most kookie)
Alternative form of kooky
Source: Wiktionary
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