coffee hour

American  

noun

1. an informal gathering of people at which coffee and refreshments are served.

2. coffee break.

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Etymology

Origin of coffee hour

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

I was there with two friends I had not seen in a long time, and we three were delighted to learn that someone had already paid for our coffee hour!

From Seattle Times • Sep. 25, 2023

Grodahl still regularly attends Sunday services at Mindekirken, and particularly enjoys the coffee hour that follows the two services, one in English and one in Norwegian.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 16, 2022

He spaced out the chairs in the sanctuary, canceled coffee hour and childcare, and now serves communion as pre-packaged individual servings of juice and crackers.

From Slate • May 23, 2020

In the 22 months it took to put the 448 pages together, it just wasn’t the usual topic of conversation at the Friday night football game or Sunday church coffee hour.

From Washington Times • Apr. 25, 2019

That’s where he held meetings, Bible study, coffee hour after church on Sundays, and catechisms when the church was too cold in the winter.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman