coffeehouse
Americannoun
plural
coffeehouses-
a public place that specializes in serving coffee and other refreshments and that sometimes provides informal entertainment.
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(in 17th- and 18th-century England) a similar establishment where groups met for a particular purpose, as for informal discussions or card playing.
verb (used without object)
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Informal. to engage in aimless talk or chitchat.
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Cards. to make remarks and gestures during play with the purpose of misleading opponents as to the cards one holds.
Other Word Forms
- coffeehouser noun
Etymology
Origin of coffeehouse
Example Sentences
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The beginning of my professional trajectory was spent in Paris, and there is such a coffeehouse culture in Paris, no?
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
Between his coffeehouse, wife and three kids, it all got spent.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026
"In the mornings, when the school bus comes, dust rises everywhere," Polat, 52, told AFP at a local coffeehouse.
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026
Some customers agree that the strike is the thing keeping them from returning to the leather-clad clutches of the coffeehouse.
From Slate • Dec. 22, 2025
Eliza led me down back streets as I briefly explained what had happened since Grandfather and I left the coffeehouse.
From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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