The expression ācoffee breakā was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
squinched, squinting
(adjective) having eyes half closed in order to see better; āsquinched eyesā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
squinched
simple past tense and past participle of squinch
Source: Wiktionary
Squinch, n. Etym: [Corrupted fr. sconce.] (Arch.)
Definition: A small arch thrown across the corner of a square room to support a superimposed mass, as where an octagonal spire or drum rests upon a square tower; -- called also sconce, and sconcheon.
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.