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coffee talk

coffee talk noun: informal conversation among friends or acquaintances, of the kind that occurs in a casual gathering where people sit together and drink coffee.

Noun

coffee talk (usually uncountable, plural coffee talks)

  1. (idiomatic, usually) Informal conversation among friends or acquaintances, of the kind that occurs in a casual gathering where people sit together and drink coffee.
    • "We didn't expect this," Kantamala said later of the exchange, "so I took this opportunity to say what I think."
      Said Press Secretary Mary Hoyt later, "Mrs. Carter would appreciate that kind of forthrightness. It takes it out of purely coffee talk and makes it something meaningful."1977 April 5, Donnie Radcliffe, “A Different Kind of Tea”, in Washington Post, retrieved 30 Dec 2017
    • Ms. Couric demonstrated a self-deprecating humor and a penchant for the giggle-filled coffee talk so familiar to the early-morning shows.2006 April 6, Edward Wyatt, “Katherine Anne Couric: Coming Back to Hard News”, in New York Times, retrieved 30 Dec 2017

Forms of coffee talk

pluralcoffee talks

Questions about coffee talk

What does coffee talk mean?
Coffee talk means informal conversation among friends or acquaintances, of the kind that occurs in a casual gathering where people sit together and drink coffee.
What part of speech is coffee talk?
Coffee talk is a noun.
What is the plural of coffee talk?
The plural of coffee talk is coffee talks.

Words near coffee talk in the dictionary

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  8. coffee tree
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  10. coffee up
  11. coffee'd

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