Refine this word faster

Stronger alternatives Opposite tone Use in context Cross-language nuance

Coffee klatch

//ˈkɒfi klætʃ// noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun

1
A social gathering for conversation while drinking coffee.
"Recently, on a wintry Sunday, some 2,500 white Chicago area residents embarked on a strange safari across the city, determined to do what most of them had never done before—visit a Negro home. Eager to purge themselves of ignorance about the city's "other half," they were participants in Interracial Home Visit Day, a "Coffee Klatsch" co-sponsored by local Catholic, Jewish and Protestant groups in an effort to eliminate racial bigotry and hate."

Verb

1
To meet to gossip with friends, often over coffee. informal, intransitive
"The upshot of this incessant meeting and dining and coffee klatching is that women are in great demand."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Partial calque of German Kaffeeklatsch.

Etymology 2

Partial calque of German Kaffeeklatsch.

See also for "coffee klatch"

Synonyms Antonyms Rhymes Sentences Translate Word Type Pronunciation Word Forms

Next best steps

Find stronger synonyms See usage examples Check pronunciation

Mini challenge

Unscramble this word: coffeeklatch