The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
immaculate, speckless, spick-and-span, spic-and-span, spic, spick, spotless
(adjective) completely neat and clean; “the apartment was immaculate”; “in her immaculate white uniform”; “a spick-and-span kitchen”; “their spic red-visored caps”
spic, spik, spick
(noun) (ethnic slur) offensive term for persons of Latin American descent
Source: WordNet® 3.1
spick (plural spicks)
(US, derogatory, racial slur) A Latino/Hispanic person.
• spic
spick (plural spicks)
(obsolete) nail, a spike (slender piece of wood or metal, used as a fastener).
spick (comparative spicker, )
tidy; fresh
• Picks, picks
Source: Wiktionary
Spick, n. Etym: [Cf. Sw. spik. See Spike a nail.]
Definition: A spike or nail. [Prov. Eng.] Spick and span, quite new; that is, as new as a spike or nail just made and a chip just split; brand- new; as, a spick and span novelty. See Span-new. Howell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 January 2025
(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.