The expression ācoffee breakā was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
HEEDY
Etymology
Adjective
heedy (comparative more heedy, superlative most heedy)
(obsolete) Heedful; attentive.
Antonym: unheedy
Source: Wiktionary
Heed"y, a.
Definition: Heedful. [Obs.] "Heedy shepherds." Spenser.
– Heed"i*ly, adv. [Obs.] -- Heed"i*ness, n. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
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