flat white
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of flat white
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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It sounds like a no-brainer, especially if you are scrolling through these tips on your fifth flat white of the day.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Miranda-Martin painted it with Benjamin Moore’s Navajo, a flat white, as a backdrop to the softer hues of the furniture he designed at his furniture and lighting company, Studio MM.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
I stayed busy serving up one flat white after another.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
Boafo’s artistic throughlines are strong: saturated colors, areas of pattern and texture, “voids” — where backgrounds or clothing are rendered in flat white or blocks of color — and the finger-painted skin, of course.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 12, 2023
I put the skinny blonde in flat white sandals, a braided coronet, and a red maxi covered with white paisleys.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
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