The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
UNDERPRAISE
Etymology
Verb
underpraise (third-person singular simple present underpraises, present participle underpraising, simple past and past participle underpraised)
(transitive) To praise too little.
Source: Wiktionary
Un`der*praise", v. t.
Definition: To praise below desert.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ELOQUENCE
(noun) powerful and effective language; “his eloquence attracted a large congregation”; “fluency in spoken and written English is essential”; “his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police”
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