The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
oatcake
(noun) thin flat unleavened cake of baked oatmeal
Source: WordNet® 3.1
oatcake (plural oatcakes)
Any of many flat biscuits, or cakes, made from oatmeal.
Source: Wiktionary
Oat"cake, n.
Definition: A cake made of oatmeal.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 May 2025
(noun) a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; “an air of mystery”; “the house had a neglected air”; “an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate’s headquarters”; “the place had an aura of romance”
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.