The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PALOOKA
stumblebum, palooka
(noun) a second-rate prize fighter
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
palooka (plural palookas)
(US slang) A stupid, oafish or clumsy person.
(US, boxing, bridge and similar ventures) Someone incompetent or untalented.
Source: Wiktionary
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INTUITIVELY
(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”
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