coffee shop
Americannoun
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coffee shops
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of coffee shop
An Americanism dating back to 1830–40
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Example Sentences
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Instead of mac and cheese, we go for a walk to our favorite coffee shop, Laidrey Coffee Roasters in Tarzana.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Next door, Daniel Lancaster has turned the pay-what-you-can coffee he handed out to volunteers after the hurricane into a full-fledged coffee shop, Short Sleeves Coffee.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Now, seated at a coffee shop not far from the U.S.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
Harry Styles bought coffees for all of the visitors to his "favourite" London coffee shop to celebrate the extension of his record-breaking Together, Together tour.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
I met her at a coffee shop to discuss them.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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