The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
NOWNESS
presentness, nowness
(noun) the quality of being the present; “a study of the pastness of the present and...of the presentness of the past”- R.E.Spiller
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
nowness (countable and uncountable, plural nownesses)
The property of happening now, or relating to now.
Anagrams
• Newsons, Swenson, ownness
Source: Wiktionary
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13 May 2025
DAZED
(adjective) in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; “he had a dazed expression on his face”; “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”; “was stupid from fatigue”
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