cup of coffee en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
Based on the idea that the player was only there long enough to have a cup of coffee.
Meanings
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(slang) The situation where a minor league player comes up to the major league team for a short period of time.
I was up for a cup of coffee once; those were the best six days of my career.
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(figuratively) One’s personal preference.
Since social anthropology is not my cup of coffee, I leave it to the research scholars to discover the true significance of this transformation.
1963, Southern Economist, volume 2, page 137:
- (euphemistic) An invitation to have sex.
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(informal) How cheap something is.
This Wi-Fi jammer costs a cup of coffee.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cup, coffee.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cups of coffee | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
cup of joe (preference) · cup of tea