The expression ācoffee breakā was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
phial, vial, ampule, ampul, ampoule
(noun) a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ampoule (plural ampoules)
A small hermetically sealed vial, often used to contain a sterile solution suitable for injection.
Source: Wiktionary
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
The expression ācoffee breakā was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.