The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
WIMPY
wimpish, wimpy
(adjective) weak and ineffectual
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
wimpy (comparative wimpier, superlative wimpiest)
(informal) Having the characteristics of a wimp; feeble, indecisive, cowardly.
Source: Wiktionary
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DIRECTIONALITY
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
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