Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coffee talk

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.75 in modern English

Syllables: cof-fee talk
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Example Sentences

""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.""
"Ms. Couric demonstrated a self-deprecating humor and a penchant for the giggle-filled coffee talk so familiar to the early-morning shows."
"Ali and Jaser met occasionally for coffee to chat. . . . “Every so often he’d talk about radicalism and that,” said Ali. “I just thought it was coffee talk.”"

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

coffee talks (plural)

Phrases

coffee klatch

Frequently Paired Words

coffee klatch

Questions

What does coffee talk mean?: Informal conversation among friends or acquaintances, of the kind that occurs in a casual gathering where people sit together and drink coffee.

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