The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
HONKER
honker, Canada goose, Canadian goose, Branta canadensis
(noun) common greyish-brown wild goose of North America with a loud, trumpeting call
beak, honker, hooter, nozzle, snoot, snout, schnozzle, schnoz
(noun) informal terms for the nose
honker
(noun) a driver who causes his car’s horn to make a loud honking sound; “the honker was fined for disturbing the peace”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
honker (plural honkers)
One who honks.
(informal) A large nose.
(informal) A wild goose.
(slang, mostly, in the plural) A woman's breast.
(slang) Anything impressively large; a whopper.
(slang) A loud burst of flatulence.
(slang) The telephone.
Synonyms
• See also nose
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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