Overroast

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 1
    To roast too much. transitive

    "But now cuppings at independent cafes like Joe attract connoisseurs who wouldn’t be caught dead sipping an overroasted blend and regularly travel to another borough for superior beans."

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"But now cuppings at independent cafes like Joe attract connoisseurs who wouldn’t be caught dead sipping an overroasted blend and regularly travel to another borough for superior beans."

Etymology

From over- + roast.

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