The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
FECKING
Verb
fecking
present participle of feck
Source: Wiktionary
FECK
Feck, n. [Abbrev. fr. effect.]
1. Effect. [Obs.]
2. Efficacy; force; value. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
3. Amount; quantity. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
He had a feck o' books wi' him. R. L. Stevenson.
The most feck, or The feck, the greater or larger part. "The feck o' my life." Burns.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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