The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
UPSTAND
Etymology
Verb
upstand (third-person singular simple present upstands, present participle upstanding, simple past and past participle upstood)
(intransitive) To stand up; arise; be erect; rise.
Noun
upstand (plural upstands)
(construction, plumbing) A section of a roof covering or flashing which turns up against a vertical surface.
Synonyms
• upturn
Anagrams
• dustpan, stand up, stand-up, standup
Source: Wiktionary
Up*stand", v. i.
Definition: To stand up; to be erected; to rise. Spenser. Milton. At once upstood the monarch, and upstood The wise Ulysses. Cowper.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PUNGENCY
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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