The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PESSIMUM
pessimal, pessimum
(adjective) of an organism’s environment; least favorable for survival
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pessimum (plural pessimums or pessima)
A worst or lowest point.
Synonyms
• nadir
Antonyms
• apex
• optimum
• zenith
Source: Wiktionary
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24 May 2025
EARTHSHAKING
(adjective) sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; “earthshaking proposals”; “the contest was no world-shaking affair”; “the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering”
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