Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cream in one's coffee

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.10 in modern English

Syllables: cream in one's -cof-fee
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something that one relishes.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"You're the cream in my coffee. You're the salt in my stew. You will always be my necessity. I'd be lost without you."
"As for sideburns, the attraction was lost on me even in the 50s, but big, anachronistic muttonchops on hippy boys were the cream in my coffee in the 60s."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does cream in one's coffee mean?: Something that one relishes.

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