The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
MALAY
Malay, Malayan
(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of the people or language of Malaysia and the northern Malay Peninsula and parts of the western Malay Archipelago; “Malay peoples”; “Malayan syllable structure”
Malay
(noun) a western subfamily of Western Malayo-Polynesian languages
Malay, Malayan
(noun) a member of a people inhabiting the northern Malay Peninsula and Malaysia and parts of the western Malay Archipelago
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Ma*lay", n.
Definition: One of a race of a brown or copper complexion in the Malay Peninsula and the western islands of the Indian Archipelago.
Ma*lay", Ma*lay"an, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to the Malays or their country.
– n.
Definition: The Malay language. Malay apple (Bot.), a myrtaceous tree (Eugenia Malaccensis) common in India; also, its applelike fruit.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DOOMED
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
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