coffeehouse
Americannoun
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coffeehouses
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a public place that specializes in serving coffee and other refreshments and that sometimes provides informal entertainment.
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(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)
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Informal. to engage in aimless talk or chitchat.
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Cards. to make remarks and gestures during play with the purpose of misleading opponents as to the cards one holds.
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Last year she sued the Oakland coffeehouse owner under Title II, and on Monday she announced that her department would investigate the Brooklyn incident.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
Between his coffeehouse, wife and three kids, it all got spent.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 24, 2026
"In the mornings, when the school bus comes, dust rises everywhere," Polat, 52, told AFP at a local coffeehouse.
From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026
“Every coffeehouse we operate should be warm and welcoming and provide a place for customers to connect and gather,” Niccol said during a conference call discussing the retailer’s third-quarter financial results.
From Slate ● Dec. 22, 2025
The coffeehouse and the house on Zelverstraat had been nothing more than stage sets, used to fleece fools from the country.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
Since Niccol’s appointment, Starbucks’s recent initiatives have included a $500 million investment in revamping its coffeehouses, something the company said is already paying off.
From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026
Ship-spotting got its start as gossip in London’s 17th-century coffeehouses when the newly imported drink became fashionable among the professional classes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026
There’s also the fact that these new third-wave coffeehouses don’t have the pall of controversy surrounding them.
From Slate ● Dec. 22, 2025
Starbucks will enter the Olympic arena for the first time by providing specially designed coffeehouses in the Olympic and Paralympic village, competition venues and volunteer hubs for athletes, fans and spectators.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2025
Those were the words whispered on the streets of Ketterdam, in the taverns and coffeehouses, in the dark and bleeding alleys of the pleasure district known as the Barrel.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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