The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SQUINTY
askance, askant, asquint, squint, squint-eyed, squinty, sidelong
(adjective) (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy; “her eyes with their misted askance look”- Elizabeth Bowen; “sidelong glances”
squinty
(adjective) characterized by squinting; “he looked with squinty eyes”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
squinty (comparative squintier, superlative squintiest)
Afflicted with a squint
sidelong
Anagrams
• Nyquist
Source: Wiktionary
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SUFFOCATION
(noun) the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); “asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture”
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