The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
TICKY
Etymology
Adjective
ticky (comparative more ticky, superlative most ticky)
infested with ticks (the tiny woodland arthropod of the order Acarina).
Noun
ticky (plural tickies)
(childish) a tick (particularly, a check mark).
Interjection
ticky
(onomatopoeia, also tick) Representing short pitchless sound at a reasonable volume.
Source: Wiktionary
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