coffee-and

[ kaw-fee-and, kof-ee- ]

noun

, Informal.

1. coffee and a snack.

Word History and Origins

Origin of coffee-and¹

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05

Example Sentences

The lush, hilly, coffee-and rice-growing district is known as Chikmagalur, "the abode of the little daughter," in the local Kannada dialect.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the alley dining room, the mothers have a little "coffee-and" to warm them up while they exchange the day's gossip.

From Time Magazine Archive

Just back from several years as a coffee-and sugar-plantation owner in Brazil, Duttweiler was shocked to discover that a planter netted less for his efforts in raising coffee than the grocer who merely handed it over the counter.

From Time Magazine Archive

Now tea and coffee-and sometimes either of them— are very apt to afford, like eating a little food, a temporary relief.

From Project Gutenberg