The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
OVERPROTECTIVE
overprotective
(adjective) overly protective; “overprotective parents”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
overprotective (comparative more overprotective, superlative most overprotective)
excessively protective, wanting to give too much protection (especially to children)
Antonym: underprotective
Source: Wiktionary
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RAREFACTION
(noun) a decrease in the density of something; “a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium”
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