The expression ācoffee breakā was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
revel, revelry
(noun) unrestrained merrymaking
Source: WordNet® 3.1
revelry (countable and uncountable, plural revelries)
Joyful or riotous merry-making.
• celebration, festivity, revelment
Source: Wiktionary
Rev"el*ry, n. Etym: [See Revel, v. i. & n.]
Definition: The act of engaging in a revel; noisy festivity; reveling. And pomp and feast and revelry. Milton.
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.