flat white
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of flat white
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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Like the living room, the bedroom is painted the same flat white but the quality of the eastern light filtering into the bedroom casts a buttery glow.
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
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
O’Brien took a small box from the top of a cabinet and handed her a flat white tablet which he told her to place on her tongue.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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