The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
MIASMIC
miasmal, miasmic, vaporous, vapourous
(adjective) filled with vapor; “miasmic jungles”; “a vaporous bog”
miasmic, mephitic
(adjective) of noxious stench from atmospheric pollution
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
miasmic (comparative more miasmic, superlative most miasmic)
Filled with miasma; containing noxious vapors.
Composed of or resembling vapors.
Source: Wiktionary
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SOMETIME
(adverb) at some indefinite or unstated time; “let’s get together sometime”; “everything has to end sometime”; “It was to be printed sometime later”
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