The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SHILLYSHALLIED
SHILLYSHALLY
procrastinate, stall, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, shillyshally, dilly-dally, dillydally
(verb) postpone doing what one should be doing; “He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days”
shillyshally
(verb) be uncertain and vague
Source: WordNet® 3.1
SHILLYSHALLY
Shill"-I-shall`-I, Shil"ly-shal`ly, adv. Etym: [A reduplication of shall I.]
Definition: In an irresolute, undecided, or hesitating manner. I am somewhat dainty in making a resolution, because when I make it, I keep it; I don't stand shill-I-shall-I then; if I say 't, I'll do 't. Congreve.
Shil"ly-shal`ly, v. i.
Definition: To hesitate; to act in an irresolute manner; hence, to occupy one's self with trifles.
Shil"ly-shal`ly, n.
Definition: Irresolution; hesitation; also, occupation with trifles. She lost not one of her forty-five minutes in picking and choosing, - - no shilly-shally in Kate. De Quincey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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11 January 2025
COWBERRY
(noun) low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries
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