coffee shop
Americannoun
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coffee shops
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of coffee shop
An Americanism dating back to 1830–40
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A local coffee shop and bakery owner was charging his electric Cadillac in the next spot and showed me how to charge my car.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
"It created a real buzz," said Nadine Price, supervisor at Ground coffee shop on High Street, one of the filming locations.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Now, seated at a coffee shop not far from the U.S.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
Last year in the spirit of patriotism, my favorite Toronto coffee shop taped over the menu listing for its Americano to re-dub it a Canadiano.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
Well, they'd go to the meeting in the coffee shop just to see what the others intended to do.
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
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