The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
indocile, uncontrollable, ungovernable, unruly
(adjective) incapable of being controlled; “the little boy’s parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly”
boisterous, rambunctious, robustious, rumbustious, unruly
(adjective) noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline; “a boisterous crowd”; “a social gathering that became rambunctious and out of hand”; “a robustious group of teenagers”; “beneath the rumbustious surface of his paintings is sympathy for the vulnerability of ordinary human beings”; “an unruly class”
disobedient, unruly
(adjective) unwilling to submit to authority; “unruly teenagers”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
unruly (comparative unrulier, superlative unruliest)
Wild; uncontrolled.
Source: Wiktionary
Un*rul"y, a. [Compar. Unrulier (, superl. Unruliest.] Etym: [Pref. un- not + rule. Cf. Ruly.]
Definition: Not submissive to rule; disregarding restraint; disposed to violate; turbulent; ungovernable; refractory; as, an unruly boy; unruly boy; unruly conduct. But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. James iii. 8.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 March 2025
(noun) bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.