The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SCURFY
lepidote, leprose, scabrous, scaly, scurfy
(adjective) rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf
scurfy
(adjective) having or producing or covered with scurf
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
scurfy (comparative scurfier, )
Characterized by scurf; covered with scurf.
Source: Wiktionary
Scurf"y, a. [Compar. Scurfier; superl. Scurfiest.]
Definition: Having or producing scurf; covered with scurf; resembling scurf.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HEEDLESS
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
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