Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coffee and cakes

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.81 in modern English

Syllables: cof-fee and -cakes
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A meagre salary.

Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Most of our actors are working on the cooperative basis. Do you know what that means? It means you get part of it if it comes in, and in a lot of cases that means coffee and cakes."
"Past jobs on air have paid coffee and cakes here."

Usage

Questions

What does coffee and cakes mean?: A meagre salary.

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