The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PITAPATTING
Verb
pitapatting
present participle of pitapat
Source: Wiktionary
PITAPAT
Pit"a*pat`, adv. Etym: [An onomatopoetic reduplication of pat a light, quick blow.]
Definition: In a flutter; with palpitation or quick succession of beats. Lowell. "The fox's heart went pitapat." L'Estrange.
Pit"a*pat`, n.
Definition: A light, repeated sound; a pattering, as of the rain. "The pitapat of a pretty foot." Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) excessively unwilling to spend; “parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses”; “lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence”
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