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coffee and cake

coffee and cake noun: a trivial amount of money; peanuts.

Noun

coffee and cake (uncountable)

  1. (attributive, slang, sometimes) A trivial amount of money; peanuts.
    • Don't go help those people with their shows for coffee-and-cake money.2017, Harvey Frommer, The Ultimate Yankee Book

Forms of coffee and cake

alternative formcoffee and cakes

Origin of coffee and cake

From typically being the cheapest item in a café or diner.

Questions about coffee and cake

What does coffee and cake mean?
Coffee and cake means a trivial amount of money; peanuts.
What part of speech is coffee and cake?
Coffee and cake is a noun.

Words near coffee and cake in the dictionary

  1. coffans
  2. coffearin
  3. coffearine
  4. coffed
  5. coffee
  6. coffee and cake
  7. coffee and cakes
  8. coffee au lait
  9. coffee bag
  10. coffee bags
  11. coffee bar

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