The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
Red`ar*gu"to*ry (-t*r), a.
Definition: Pertaining to, or containing, redargution; refutatory. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 March 2025
(verb) be about; “The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square”; “Who is this man that is hanging around the department?”
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.