coffee klatsch

[ klach, klahch ]

/ klætʃ, klɑtʃ /

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noun

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

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Also coffee klatch, kaffee klatsch.

Origin of coffee klatsch

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

coffee-klatsch

[ kaw-fee-klach, -klahch, kof-ee- ]

/ ˈkɔ fiˌklætʃ, -ˌklɑtʃ, ˈkɒf i- /

verb (used without object)

to gather for a coffee klatsch.

First recorded in 1890–95

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