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coffee pause

coffee pause noun: a coffee break.

Noun

coffee pause (plural coffee pauses)

  1. (non-native speakers' English) A coffee break.
    • Ok, after a coffee pause, I found it in 10 minutes :)))) Thanks for reading anyway. I just had to use the cos(a)*cos(b) stuff twice, et voila.1995 March 29, Alain Fontaine, “Trigo”, in sci.math (Usenet), retrieved 11 Aug 2022
    • While they had a coffee pause, and one of them was not able toopen^([sic]) the jar, he suddenly explored increased blood pressure which was seen on his face, and odd words were flowing out of his mouth - and all of sudden there was jam everywhere, for everybody.1998 September 11, Olavi Noronen, “DID and PTSD”, in sci.psychology.psychotherapy (Usenet), retrieved 11 Aug 2022

Examples of coffee pause in a sentence

  • Work is work, usually there is^([sic]) two coffee pauses and one lunch break during standard work day, and those breaks should be enough for smokers too...2000 January 17, Sir Robin, “Smokers in CA don't find nicotine a drug”, in alt.law-enforcement (Usenet), retrieved 11 Aug 2022:
  • Then a coffee pause, and on you go (on the wet paint) again:-) This way you'll get the "look" that is very "in" where I live.2002 September 30, Susanne Sourire, “Need some advise^([sic]) about what I have to look forward too^([sic])”, in alt.support.tinnitus...

Forms of coffee pause

pluralcoffee pauses

Origin of coffee pause

Calque of Finnish kahvipaussi, Finnish kahvitauko, French pause-café, or German Kaffeepause.

Questions about coffee pause

What does coffee pause mean?
Coffee pause means a coffee break.
How do you use coffee pause in a sentence?
Work is work, usually there is^([sic]) two coffee pauses and one lunch break during standard work day, and those breaks should be enough for smokers too...
What part of speech is coffee pause?
Coffee pause is a noun.
What is the plural of coffee pause?
The plural of coffee pause is coffee pauses.

Words near coffee pause in the dictionary

  1. coffee money
  2. coffee morning
  3. coffee mornings
  4. coffee palace
  5. coffee palaces
  6. coffee pause
  7. coffee pauses
  8. coffee plum
  9. coffee plums
  10. coffee plunger
  11. coffee plungers

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