The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
POPEYED
popeyed
(adjective) having bulging eyes
openmouthed, goggle-eyed, popeyed
(adjective) with eyes or mouth open in surprise
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
popeyed (comparative more popeyed, superlative most popeyed)
having bulging eyes
(by extension) astonished
Source: Wiktionary
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UNAMBIGUOUS
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
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