coffee klatsch

¹ American  

[klach, klahch] / klætʃ, klɑtʃ /

Also coffee klatch,

noun

1. a social gathering for informal conversation at which coffee is served.

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coffee-klatsch ² American  

[kaw-fee-klach, -klahch, kof-ee-] / ˈkɔ fiˌklætʃ, -ˌklɑtʃ, ˈkɒf i- /

Or coffee-klatch

verb (used without object)

1. to gather for a coffee klatsch.

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Etymology

Origin of coffee klatsch¹

1880–85; < German Kaffeeklatsch, equivalent to Kaffee coffee + Klatsch noise (e.g., of conversation)

Origin of coffee-klatsch²

First recorded in 1890–95