The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
UPSTAIR
upstairs, upstair
(adjective) on or of upper floors of a building; “the upstairs maid”; “an upstairs room”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
upstair (not comparable)
(dated) upstairs
an upstair drawing-room
Source: Wiktionary
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INTUITIVELY
(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”
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