The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PROSAISM
Etymology
Noun
prosaism (countable and uncountable, plural prosaisms)
A manner, quality, expression, style, phrase or word that is prosaic.
Synonyms
• banality
Source: Wiktionary
Pro"sa*ism, n.
Definition: That which is in the form of prose writing; a prosaic manner. Coleridge.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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