The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PITYROID
Etymology
Adjective
pityroid (comparative more pityroid, superlative most pityroid)
Having the form of, or resembling, bran.
Anagrams
• pyritoid
Source: Wiktionary
Pit"y*roid, a. Etym: [Gr. -oid.]
Definition: Having the form of, or resembling, bran. Smart.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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THOUGHTLESS
(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”
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