Definition of Coffee break

1. Noun. A snack taken during a break in the work day. "The British have tea breaks"

Exact synonyms: Tea Break
Generic synonyms: Bite, Collation, Snack

Definition of Coffee break

1. Noun. A rest period during the business day (usually of about 10 or 15 minutes). So named because it is an opportunity to get coffee. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Coffee Break

cofermion
coff
coffa
coffed
coffee
coffee-ground vomit
coffee-house
coffee-houses
coffee-table book
coffee bar
coffee bars
coffee bean
coffee beans
coffee berry
coffee blight
coffee break (current term)
coffee breaks
coffee cake
coffee can
coffee capuccino
coffee cream
coffee culture
coffee cup
coffee fern
coffee filter
coffee fungus
coffee grinder
coffee grinders
coffee grounds
coffee house

Literary usage of Coffee break

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Diet in health and disease by Julius Friedenwald, John Ruhräh (1905)
"Dinner : Soup, New England boiled dinner, apple pie and cheese, coffee. Break/ari: Oatmeal and cream, broiled steak, potato, rolls, toast, coffee, cocoa. ..."

2. Industrial Minerals, Today and Tomorrow: The Raw Materials to Build the ...edited by G. B. Sidder edited by G. B. Sidder (1993)
"... regulation, and reclamation 10:15 - coffee break 10:40 - Todd Thompson - Land use classification and conflict 11:20 - Carl Schenk - A regional approach ..."

3. Situational Communication: Relating Styles / by Donald L. MacRae by MacRae, Donald L., 1941-, Dr. Donald L. MacRae (1993)
""I'm glad they are, John," quipped Peter, "but I'm not. You know how the boss used a coffee break to reduce the Situational Tension? ..."

4. Helsinki Process: Negotiating Security & Cooperation in Europe. by John Fry (1999)
"After a long coffee break in the early hours of November — 12, during which differences subsided, working group • members evolved ad hoc procedures which ..."

5. What Disaster Response Management Can Learn from Chaos Theory: Conference edited by Gus A. Koehler (1997)
"Tom Drabek, Ph.D., University of Denver 10:00-10:15 coffee break 10:15-11:15 ... Richard Priesmeyer, Ph.D., St. Marys University. 3:00-3:15 coffee break ..."

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