The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
cantankerous, crotchety, ornery
(adjective) having a difficult and contrary disposition; “a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady”- Dorothy Sayers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ornery (comparative ornerier, superlative orneriest)
(Appalachian) Cantankerous, stubborn, disagreeable.
(humorous, Southern US) Mischievous, prankish, teasing, disagreeable but in a good way.
(obsolete) Commonplace, inferior.
Source: Wiktionary
9 May 2025
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.