coffee klatsch

¹

[ klach, klahch ]

noun

1. a social gathering for informal conversation at which coffee is served.

coffee-klatsch

²

or cof·fee-klatch

[ kaw-fee-klach, -klahch, kof-ee- ]

verb (used without object)

1. to gather for a coffee klatsch.

Word History and Origins

Origin of coffee klatsch¹

1880–85; < German Kaffeeklatsch, equivalent to Kaffee coffee + Klatsch noise (e.g., of conversation)

Origin of coffee klatsch²

First recorded in 1890–95