The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PUERPERAL
puerperal
(adjective) relating to or connected with or occurring at the time of childbirth or shortly following, or to the woman who has just given birth
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
puerperal (not comparable)
Of, pertaining to or associated with childbirth.
Source: Wiktionary
Pu*er"per*al, a. Etym: [L. puerpera a lying-in woman; puer child + parere to bear: cf. F. puerpéral.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to childbirth; as, a puerperal fever.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SHTIK
(noun) (Yiddish) a little; a piece; “give him a shtik cake”; “he’s a shtik crazy”; “he played a shtik Beethoven”
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