The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PONGO
Pongo, genus Pongo
(noun) type genus of the family Pongidae: orangutans
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pongo (plural pongos or pongoes)
(British, military slang) A soldier.
(archaic) Any large ape.
Source: Wiktionary
Pon"go, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any large ape; especially, the chimpanzee and the orang-outang.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HEEDLESS
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
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