coffee room

noun

: a room where refreshments are served

Examples of coffee room in a Sentence

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When Bret’s arrival was first announced there, somebody had, in the coffee room, posted some nasty comment about him. Edward Felsenthal, TIME, 12 May 2024 The dispute begins in the factory’s coffee room. Joanna Biggs, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023 The coffee room is open again at Powell’s City of Books. oregonlive, 26 Nov. 2021 The palace officially reopened in 2017, and is currently home to both the Museum of Cultural Confluences and a truly gorgeous coffee room serving over 200 different varieties sourced from more than 30 different nations. Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2021 There's also an upper majlis, which received guests, and even a coffee room. Laura Ratliff, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Mar. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1691, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of coffee room was in 1691

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“Coffee room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coffee%20room. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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