The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SPEEDFUL
Etymology
Adjective
speedful (comparative more speedful, superlative most speedful)
(archaic) Successful; prosperous.
(archaic) Effectual; efficient.
(nonstandard) Full of speed; hasty; fast.
Synonyms
• See also speedy
Antonyms
• speedless
Source: Wiktionary
Speed"ful, a.
Definition: Full of speed (in any sense). [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CONNECTION
(noun) a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it); “there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare”
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