The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
MISFIT
misfit
(noun) someone unable to adapt to their circumstances
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
misfit (plural misfits)
(now rare) An ill-fitting garment.
A failure to fit well; unsuitability, disparity.
A badly adjusted person; someone unsuitable or set apart because of their habits, behaviour etc.
Synonyms
• (badly adjusted person): See also outcast or maverick
Verb
misfit (third-person singular simple present misfits, present participle misfitting, simple past and past participle misfitted)
(transitive, intransitive) To fit badly.
Source: Wiktionary
Mis*fit", n.
1. The act or the state of fitting badly; as, a misfit in making a coat; a ludicrous misfit.
2. Something that fits badly, as a garment. I saw an uneasy change in Mr. Micawber, which sat tightly on him, as if his new duties were a misfit. Dickens.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTUITIVELY
(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”
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