The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
YUPPIE
yuppie
(noun) a young upwardly mobile professional individual; a well-paid middle-class professional who works in a city and has a luxurious life style
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
yuppie (plural yuppies)
(informal) a young upwardly mobile urban professional person with an affluent lifestyle.
Synonyms
• bobo
• yumpie
• yup, YUP
Source: Wiktionary
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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