drip coffee
Americannoun
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a beverage prepared in a vessel in which boiling water filters from a top compartment through the coffee into a pot below.
Etymology
Origin of drip coffee
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
Example Sentences
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CR Coffee Shop in the New Orleans area raised the price of a cup of drip coffee from $3.35 to $3.65 in late September because of higher wholesale prices.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025
Ms. Solomon ordered a latte for herself and a drip coffee with cream for her husband.
From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2022
What to do with that Starbucks gift card that doesn’t have enough credit left to buy a short drip coffee or a puppuccino for Fido?
From Seattle Times • Sep. 5, 2022
So if we’re going out, we would probably go to Buffalo and Bergen, and I would get a poppy seed bagel with cream cheese and a regular drip coffee with half-and-half.
From Washington Post • Jul. 11, 2022
Von Liebig's idea of correct coffee making has been adapted to French practise in some instances after this fashion: put used coffee grounds in the bottom chamber of a drip coffee pot.
From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)
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