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coffee morning

British  

noun

  1. a social event (often held in order to raise money) at which coffee is served

"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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He first got involved with their cases in 2009, when he met former sub-postmaster Jo Hamilton at a constituency coffee morning.

From BBC Apr. 10, 2024

She drinks hotel coffee morning and night to keep her going.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2023

Last year, my mum and I managed 250 mince pies for a church coffee morning, and I'd guestimate that my Aunty Christine and my mother-in-law Sheana were baking at a similar rate.

From Salon Dec. 11, 2021

But in the village community centre, the whispers began seven weeks ago when one of the coffee morning regulars said she knew someone who had chanced upon a bag of £20 notes.

From The Guardian Nov. 19, 2019

I am hungry all the time and enjoy our bill of fare very much, although it is only bacon, grits and coffee, morning, noon and night.

From Dick in the Everglades by A. W. Dimock

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