coffee hour

noun

1. an informal gathering of people at which coffee and refreshments are served.
2. coffee break.

Word History and Origins

Origin of coffee hour¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

I was there with two friends I had not seen in a long time, and we three were delighted to learn that someone had already paid for our coffee hour!

From Seattle Times

Amouranth, one of the world's best-known streamers, claimed on The Iced Coffee Hour podcast in June that she can make up to $15,000 from a sleep stream.

From BBC

Greeting residents at the well-attended coffee hour in East Boston, bundled up in a hooded sweatshirt bearing the name of a neighborhood soup kitchen, Ms. Wu listened intently as one after another lined up to voice concerns.

From New York Times

Such changes do not impress Jim Napolitano, 68, and other longtime East Boston residents who were holding court in the back of a neighborhood market on Wednesday morning, as Ms. Wu held a community coffee hour at a playground a few blocks away.

From New York Times

Ask your son to give you a ride and stay for coffee hour.

From Washington Post