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Synonyms

coffee cup

British  

noun

  1. a cup from which coffee may be drunk, usually smaller than a teacup

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In August 2017, £660.80 was spent on a Jura glass coffee cup warmer, six Jura espresso cups and a stainless steel milk pipe, which attaches to a coffee machine.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

He now wonders if he got a fever and severe gastrointestinal symptoms after rinsing his hands and coffee cup in the river.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

“I would walk around with that coffee cup as if it was a gold medal. I made it out of the house. Every one of these kids has shoes on. Nobody’s dead.”

From MarketWatch • Nov. 21, 2025

"When he saw it, Max nearly dropped his coffee cup," Prof. Archer says.

From Science Daily • Nov. 15, 2025

Maybe I could knit her a coffee cup sleeve.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

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