flat white
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of flat white
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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I stayed busy serving up one flat white after another.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025
And then the British started calling everything a ... flat white, and then the Australians started calling their cappuccinos “Gibraltars.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2025
The cost to make a flat white, one of the most popular Australian coffee orders, jumped by nearly one-fifth.
From Reuters • Jul. 10, 2023
It rarely gets much attention — beyond a coat of flat, white paint.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2023
Others had seen the same omen in those flat white clouds.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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