The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
NONOPERATIVE
Etymology
Adjective
nonoperative (not comparable)
Not requiring or involving a medical operation or surgery.
Not operative, not operational; inoperative.
Noun
nonoperative (plural nonoperatives)
(uncommon) One who is not an operative (“employee or worker”).
Source: Wiktionary
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AGITATION
(noun) a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; “the political ferment produced new leadership”; “social unrest”
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