The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
STODGILY
stuffily, stodgily
(adverb) in a stuffy manner; “‘Come in please,’ he said stuffily”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
stodgily (comparative more stodgily, superlative most stodgily)
In a stodgy manner.
Source: Wiktionary
STODGY
Stodg"y, a.
Definition: Wet. [Prov. Eng.] G. Eliot.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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