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poor man's latte

poor man's latte noun: an americano to which the purchaser adds a large amount of cream to simulate a latte in order to save money.

Noun

poor man's latte (plural poor man's lattes)

  1. (informal) An americano to which the purchaser adds a large amount of cream to simulate a latte in order to save money.
    • The other day a guy ordered a poor man’s latte in a particularly annoying way.2007 May 7, Felicity Shoulders, “POOR man's latte?”, in Faerye.net

Forms of poor man's latte

pluralpoor man's lattes

Questions about poor man's latte

What does poor man's latte mean?
Poor man's latte means an americano to which the purchaser adds a large amount of cream to simulate a latte in order to save money.
What part of speech is poor man's latte?
Poor man's latte is a noun.
What is the plural of poor man's latte?
The plural of poor man's latte is poor man's lattes.

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  6. poor man's latte
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