coffee-and en · ADJ
Etymology
Ellipsis of coffee and cake.
Meanings
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(derogatory, not-comparable, slang) Cheap, second-rate.
“That coffee-an’ mac you got,” a French girl would crack to a straight one, and then it was on—hair came out by the handful, some bleached and some unbleached.
1946, Milton “Mezz” Mezzrow, Bernard Wolfe, “Not too Far Tangent”, in Really the Blues, New York, N.Y.: Random House, book 1 (1899–1923: A Nothin’ but a Child), page 23:
Synonyms
wretched · shit · bargainous · low-end · flimsy · slim · shite · subpar · mid · cheap · second-rate · dime a dozen · chintzy · punk · low · trash · brand X · craptacular · substandard · inexpensive · cheesy · base · ticky-tacky · cheapie · shoddy · woeful · cheap and nasty · low-cost · pathetic · shitty · low-rent · poor · low-grade · scrubby · inexpensive · crapperific · god-awful · BTEC · unexpensive · below par · tenth-rate · ropy · fourth-rate · third-rate · slazy · schlocky · cheapshit · sixpenny · dogwater · garbage · bum · gash · lousy · cheapo · nickel · bottom-shelf · naughty · inferior · budget · poor man's · trashy · shoddy · tinhorn · craptabulous · crappo · sad · made in China · low-priced · cruddy · two a penny · crap · slight · cheap · one-star · low-quality · cheesy · economic · drecky · pound-shop · crummy · el cheapo · rubbish · lousy · competitive · coffee-and · bad · craptastic · tin-pot · under par · low-cost · economical · ass · crappy · cheap and nasty · rinky-dink