The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
VERECUND
Etymology
Adjective
verecund (comparative more verecund, superlative most verecund)
(rare, literary, poetic) modest
(rare) bashful
Source: Wiktionary
Ver"e*cund, a. Etym: [L. verecundus, fr. vereri to feel awe.]
Definition: Rashful; modest. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MODEST
(adjective) marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself; “a modest apartment”; “too modest to wear his medals”
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