The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PEACOCKISH
Etymology
Adjective
peacockish (comparative more peacockish, superlative most peacockish)
Characteristic of a peacock; striking; ostentatious
Source: Wiktionary
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23 September 2024
CLEAN
(adjective) free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed; “he landed a clean left on his opponent’s cheek”; “a clean throw”; “the neat exactness of the surgeon’s knife”
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