The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
LITIGIOUSNESS
litigiousness
(noun) a quarrelsome disposition to engage in or carry on lawsuits; “charges of litigiousness and widespread perjury”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
litigiousness (uncountable)
Property of being litigious, of tending to resort to legal means such as lawsuits.
His litigiousness won him almost as few friends as it won him cases.
Source: Wiktionary
Li*ti"gious*ness, n.
Definition: The state of being litigious; disposition to engage in or carry on lawsuits.
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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