The expression ācoffee breakā was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
nape, scruff, nucha
(noun) the back side of the neck
Source: WordNet® 3.1
nucha (plural nuchae)
(anatomy, obsolete) The spinal cord.
(anatomy, zoology, dated, rare) The back of the neck, the nape; of an animal: the back of the head or the portion of the body behind the head.
• chaun
Source: Wiktionary
Nu"cha, n.; pl. Nuch. Etym: [LL.] (Zoƶl.)
Definition: The back or upper part of the neck; the nape.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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.