The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
TETCHED
Etymology
Variant of touched.
Adjective
tetched (comparative more tetched, superlative most tetched)
(chiefly, US, colloquial) Touched: mildly deranged, somewhat mentally dysfunctional.
(chiefly, US, colloquial) Touched: physically contacted, impacted, or handled.
Synonyms
• (mildly deranged): touched in the head
Source: Wiktionary
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SQUARE
(adjective) having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; “a square peg in a round hole”; “a square corner”
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