coffee badging

American  

[kaw-fee baj-ing] / ˈkɔ fi ˈbædʒ ɪŋ /

noun

1. the practice of being physically present at the workplace just long enough to have coffee or to meet attendance expectations before returning to remote work.

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Example Sentences

She has scaled back her gym membership, bought a coffee machine to cut out her daily Starbucks trips and does everything possible to pay her balance as soon as her paycheck hits her bank account.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Then on 1 February 2017 he used £1,865.75 of party money on a Jura bean to coffee machine.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

The competition had been posted on X by the retailer Currys, offering entrants the chance to win a Philips coffee machine, worth £380, by following their page, liking the post and commenting.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

The TWA Hotel didn’t have a coffee machine, nor did the all-suite Venetian Las Vegas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

She’s shaking my shoulders, just like in my dream, except instead of John Williams’s score playing, there’s sirens in the background, again, and the tick of a coffee machine.

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle