coffeehouse

[ kaw-fee-hous, kof-ee- ]

/ ˈkɔ fiˌhaʊs, ˈkɒf i- /

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noun, plural cof·fee·hous·es

[kaw-fee-hou-ziz, kof-ee-]. /ˈkɔ fiˌhaʊ zɪz, ˈkɒf i-/.

a public place that specializes in serving coffee and other refreshments and that sometimes provides informal entertainment.

(in 17th- and 18th-century England) a similar establishment where groups met for a particular purpose, as for informal discussions or card playing.

verb (used without object), cof·fee·housed

[kaw-fee-houzd, kof-ee-], /ˈkɔ fiˌhaʊzd, ˈkɒf i-/, cof·fee·hous·ing

[kaw-fee-hou-zing, kof-ee-]. /ˈkɔ fiˌhaʊ zɪŋ, ˈkɒf i-/.

Informal. to engage in aimless talk or chitchat.

Cards. to make remarks and gestures during play with the purpose of misleading opponents as to the cards one holds.

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Origin of coffeehouse

First recorded in 1605–15; coffee + house

OTHER WORDS FROM coffeehouse

cof·fee·hous·er, noun

Words nearby coffeehouse

coffeecake, coffee-colored, coffee cream, coffee cup, coffee hour, coffeehouse, coffee klatsch, coffee maker, coffee mill, coffee morning, coffee nut

How to use coffeehouse in a sentence

We should be able to sit with strangers in coffeehouses and expound on the benchmarks required to slow the spread of a virus in a community — at least, we could once we’re comfortable going to coffeehouses or conversing with strangers.
Picking between the two paths to herd immunity|Philip Bump|May 5, 2021|Washington Post
Low-income housing advocates envision 100-acre, mixed-income neighborhoods sprinkled with coffeehouses, doctors’ offices, public schools, community centers and library branches, all within walking distance.
Millions of Tenants Behind on Rent, Small Landlords Struggling, Eviction Moratoriums Expiring Soon: Inside the Next Housing Crisis|Abby Vesoulis/Seattle|February 18, 2021|Time
She suggested that Gregory stack newspapers on his desk to give the set an intimate, coffeehouse feel.
David Gregory's 'Meet the Press' Eviction Exposed in Washingtonian Takedown|Lloyd Grove|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the morning, join the intelligentsia at Cafe Pamplona, a European-style coffeehouse, also by Harvard Square.
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“Everyone always compares writing to war,” he said over a tall iced tea at a west Los Angeles coffeehouse recently.
The Movie Redemption of ‘Men in Black 3’ Scribe Etan Cohen|Chris Lee|May 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The British Spectator speculates on its Coffeehouse blog about a Rand Paul vice presidential nomination.
The Dream Ticket for Obama's Re-Election|David Frum|March 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But the scene is a noisy coffeehouse in lower Manhattan, and the voice is emerging from the throat of Julianne Moore.
The Secret to Palin's Appeal is All in the Eyes|David Frum|March 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Certainly there were a great many people down there round about Lloyd's Coffeehouse!
Somehow Good|William de Morgan
As the clock-hand pointed to ten, she heard both quite near—outside Lloyd's Coffeehouse, evidently.
Somehow Good|William de Morgan
After this, I went into the best coffeehouse in the town here, and sat down to read the newspapers.
Travels in France during the years 1814-1815|Archibald Alison
The Chapter Coffeehouse was opened at this time, famous for punch, pamphlets, and newspapers.
Nineteen Centuries of Drink in England|Richard Valpy French
On the other hand, the business of a money-lender fitted in excellently well with the business of coffeehouse-keeper.
The Real Shelley, Vol. I (of 2)|John Cordy Jeaffreson

British Dictionary definitions for coffeehouse

coffee house

noun

a place where coffee is served, esp one that was a fashionable meeting place in 18th-century London

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