Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cup of coffee

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.67 in modern English

Syllables: cup of -cof-fee
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The situation where a minor league player comes up to the major league team for a short period of time.

Slang

noun

One’s personal preference.

noun

An invitation to have sex.

noun

How cheap something is.

Informal

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cup, coffee.

Example Sentences

"I was up for a cup of coffee once; those were the best six days of my career."
"Since social anthropology is not my cup of coffee, I leave it to the research scholars to discover the true significance of this transformation."
"This Wi-Fi jammer costs a cup of coffee."

Etymology

Based on the idea that the player was only there long enough to have a cup of coffee.

Usage

Inflected Forms

cups of coffee (plural)

Synonyms

cup of joe cup of tea

Questions

What does cup of coffee mean?: The situation where a minor league player comes up to the major league team for a short period of time.
Where does cup of coffee come from?: Based on the idea that the player was only there long enough to have a cup of coffee.

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