COFFEE
ADJECTIVES
► BARE ► BAREFOOT ► BAREFOOTED undiluted; said of coffee, tea, or liquor → 1847 Amer. dial.
► BLACK ENOUGH TO HOLD AN EGG said of strong coffee → 1965 Amer. dial.
► DISHWASHY weak, dilute; said of coffee → 1969 Amer. dial.
► FLATFOOT of coffee: undiluted → 1986 Amer. dial.
► HIGH-OCTANE strong, highly caffeinated; said of coffee → 1990s sl.
► IN THE DARK black; said of coffee → 1885 US sl.
► IN THE LIGHT served with cream; said of coffee → 1900 Amer. sl.
► LACED sugared; said of coffee → c1690 Brit. sl.
► REVEREND without milk, sugar, etc. ; said of coffee → 1936 Amer. dial.
► STRONG ENOUGH TO BEAR UP AN EGG said of strong coffee → 1965 Amer. dial.
► STRONG ENOUGH TO BOUNCE AN IRON WEDGE said of strong coffee → 1946 Amer. dial.
► STRONG ENOUGH TO CARRY AN EGG said of strong coffee → 1965 Amer. dial.
► STRONG ENOUGH TO FLOAT A COLT said of very strong coffee → 1945 US Western sl. (Bk.)
► STRONG ENOUGH TO FLOAT AN EGG said of strong coffee → 1950 Amer. dial.
► STRONG ENOUGH TO FLOAT AN IRON WEDGE said of strong coffee → 1859 Amer. dial.
► STRONG ENOUGH TO FLOAT AN IRON WEDGE AROUND CAPE HORN said of strong coffee → 1939 Amer. dial.
► STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD UP AN EGG said of strong coffee → 1965 Amer. dial.
► STRONG ENOUGH TO KNOCK YOUR HAT OFF said of strong coffee → 1965 Amer. dial.
► STRONG ENOUGH TO POP AN EGG said of strong coffee → 1965 Amer. dial.
► STRONG ENOUGH TO RAISE YOUR HAT said of strong coffee → 1965 Amer. dial.
► STRONG ENOUGH TO TIP YOUR HAT said of strong coffee → 1965 Amer. dial.
► STRONG ENOUGH TO TOTE DOUBLE said of strong coffee → 1967 Amer. dial.
► STRONG ENOUGH TO WALK said of strong coffee → 1965 Amer. dial.
► STRONG ENOUGH TO WALK ALONE said of strong coffee → 1861 Amer. dial.
► STRONG ENOUGH TO WALK AND PAY TAXES said of strong coffee → 2008 Amer. dial.
► STRONG ENOUGH TO WALK BACK TO COLOMBIA said of strong coffee → 1992 Amer. dial.
► STRONG ENOUGH TO WALK BY ITSELF said of strong coffee → 1965 Amer. dial.
► STRONG ENOUGH TO WALK OFF said of strong coffee → 1965 Amer. dial.
► STRONG ENOUGH TO WALK ON said of strong coffee → 1965 Amer. dial.
► STRONG ENOUGH TO WALK ON ITS HANDS said of strong coffee → 1915 Amer. dial.
► STRONG ENOUGH TO WALK OUT OF THE CUP said of strong coffee → 1965 Amer. dial.
► STRONG ENOUGH TO WALK OUT OF THE POT said of strong coffee → 1965 Amer. dial.
► STRONG ENOUGH TO WALK UP A HILL BACKWARDS said of strong coffee → 1965 Amer. dial.
► STRONG ENOUGH TO WALK UP HILL said of strong coffee → 1965 Amer. dial.
► TOO WEAK TO SET ON THE TABLE said of weak coffee → 1968 Amer. dial.
► UNLEADED caffeine-free; said of coffee → 1996 US sl.
► WATER BEWITCHED AND COFFEE BEGRUDGED said of weak coffee → 1840 Amer. dial.
► WEAK AS BRANCH WATER said of weak coffee → 1966 Amer. dial.
► WEAK ENOUGH TO FALL OFF THE TABLE said of weak coffee → 1968 Amer. dial.
► WESTERN STYLE of coffee: stale and lukewarm → 1976 US sl.
► WITH SOCKS ON of coffee or tea: with milk or cream → 1940 Amer. dial.
NOUNS
► ACKER FORTIS ► ACKIE FORTIS ► AGGIE FORTIS ► AGUR FORTY very strong coffee → M19 US sl.
► AL PACINO a cappuccino coffee → 2003 UK rhyming
► ALKALI bitter coffee → 1927 US West. usage
► ARBUCKLE ► ARBUCKLE’S coffee → 1945 US frontier nickname
► BATTERY ACID coffee → 1941 US sl., orig. military usage
► BELLY-WASH weak coffee → 1945 US Western sl. (Bk.)
► BERRY a coffee bean → 1712
► BLACK black coffee → 1998 sl. (Bk.)
► BLACK WATER weak coffee → 1850 Amer. dial.
► BLACKJACK very strong coffee without cream or milk → 20C sl., World War I usage
► BLACKOUT general issue coffee → 1944 services’ sl. (Bk.)
► BLACK-STRAP 1. general issue coffee → World War I sl.
2. thick black coffee → World War II sl.
► BLANKO WATER coffee → 1944 services’ sl. (Bk.)
► BLOND AND SWEET coffee with cream and sugar → World War II sl.
► BOOTLEG coffee → 1944 services’ sl. (Bk.)
► BOSTON COFFEE half coffee and half cream → 1943 Amer. dial.
► BRANCH WATER weak coffee → c1960 Amer. dial.
► BROWN GARGLE coffee → 1945 US Western usage (Bk.)
► BROWN WASH weak coffee → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► CADILLAC a cup of coffee with cream and sugar → 1989 US prison sl.
► CAFFÈ coffee; a drink of coffee → M19
► CAMBRIC COFFEE very weak coffee → 1968 Amer. dial.
► CHASSE a cup of coffee that accompanies a shot of spirits, usually whisky; a liqueur taken after or with coffee → M19 sl.
► CHICORY coffee → 1897 Amer. dial.
► CHINCH WATER weak coffee → 1966 Amer. dial.
► COFFEE-WATER very weak coffee → 1966 Amer. dial.
► COWBOY COFFEE boiled or very strong coffee → 1967 Amer. dial.
► CREEK WATER very weak coffee → 1967 Amer. dial.
► CREEKBANK COFFEE very strong coffee → 1970 Amer. dial.
► CUPACOFFEE a cup of coffee → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► CUP OF J. a cup of coffee → World War II sl.
► CUP OF JAVA a cup of coffee → World War II sl.
► CUP OF MISERY a cup of poor coffee → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► CUP OF MUD a cup of coffee → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► CUP OF MURK a cup of coffee → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► DISHWATER a very weak coffee → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► DITCHWATER a very weak coffee → 1965 Amer. dial.
► DRESSING sugar and cream in coffee → 1897 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► EVERTON TOFFEE coffee → M19 rhyming sl.
► GRUDGLINGS dregs of coffee, tea, etc.; sediment left in the bottom of a cup → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► HIGH OCTANE strong caffeinated coffee → 1990s US sl.
► HUNDRED-MILE COFFEE strong coffee → 1971 US sl.
► INDIAN COFFEE coffee made from reheated grounds → M19 US sl.
► INK coffee → 1944 services’ sl. (Bk.)
► IODINE strong coffee → 1942 Amer. dial.
► JAMOKE coffee → 1944 services’ sl. (Bk.)
► JAVA coffee → 1805 Amer. sl.
► JERKWATER very weak coffee → 1941 Amer. dial.
► JOE coffee → 1941 Amer. sl.
► JOE WITH COW AND SAND a cup of coffee with milk and sugar → E19 sl.
► LIFER JUICE coffee → 1987 Amer. military sl.
► MAHOMETAN GRUEL coffee → 1787 colloq.
► MISERY bad coffee → 1932 US sl.
► MISSISSIPPI MUD thick, strong coffee → L19 sl., orig. US
► MOKE coffee → 1929 Amer. sl., esp. nautical usage
► MORMON POISON coffee → 1984 Amer. dial.
► MUD coffee → 1875 US sl.
► MUDDY WATER coffee → 1981 Brit. sl.
► MUG OF MURK a cup of coffee → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► MUG-UP a cup of coffee, and often a snack, or even a meal, usually taken with others; a coffee break → 1930 Amer. dial.
► NINNY-BROTH coffee → 1696 sl. obs.
► NORSKI COFFEE very strong coffee → 1966 Amer. dial.
► NORTHERN COFFEE very weak coffee → 1968 Amer. dial.
► NORWEGIAN COFFEE very strong coffee → 1966 Amer. dial.
► OCEAN TEA very weak coffee → 1966 Amer. dial.
► OD COFFEE Army coffee → 1919 US Army sl.
► OFFEE KAY coffee → 1931 back-slang
► OIL coffee → 1942 US sl. (Bk.)
► ONE IN THE DARK a cup of black coffee → 1886 US sl.
► ONE IN THE LIGHT a white coffee, a coffee with cream → 1900s US sl.
► PAINT REMOVER strong, bitter coffee → 20C sl., orig. US
► PALE VIENNA coffee made with milk → 20C US tramps’ sl.
► PINT OF MAHOGANY coffee; a glass of coffee → 1888 sl.
► PLASMA coffee → 1980 US students’ sl.
► POND WATER very weak coffee → 1966 Amer. dial.
► POT OF OIL a cup of coffee → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► POWDER a cup of black coffee → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► RAINWATER coffee → 1930s US prison sl.
► ROAD TAR truck-stop coffee → 1998 sl. (Bk.)
► SAWMILL COFFEE very strong coffee → 1970 Amer. dial.
► SCARED WATER weak coffee → 1960 Amer. dial.
► SCUTTLE OF JAVA a cup of coffee → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► SEASONING cream or sugar as an ingredient in coffee → 1897 Amer. dial.
► SHANTY COFFEE strong coffee → 1968 Amer. dial.
► SHEEP DIP coffee → 1939 Amer. dial.
► SHEEPHERDER’S COFFEE very strong coffee → 1967 Amer. dial.
► SHOT OF CAFFEINE a cup of coffee → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► SIDEARMS cream and sugar → 1940s US military sl.
► SIX-SHOOTER ► SIX-SHOOTER COFFEE strong coffee → 1945 US Western sl. (Bk.)
► SKILLY coffee or tea → 1927 sl.
► SLOPS AND SLUGS coffee and doughnuts → 1947 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► SOLVENT general issue coffee → 1944 services’ sl. (Bk.)
► SOUP weak coffee → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► STREAK O’ MOO cream in coffee → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► SUDS weak coffee → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► SYRUP OF SOOT coffee → 1663 obs., humorous usage
► TALL ‘UN a pint of coffee → L19 sl.
► TAR black or very strong coffee → 1850 Amer. dial.
► TAR BUCKET coffee → 1920s US sl.
► TAR-WATER general issue coffee → 1944 services’ sl. (Bk.)
► TRIMMING sugar and cream in coffee → 1897 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► TURKEY GRUEL coffee → 1705 contemptuous usage, obs.
► TURKEY PUDDLE coffee → E18 sl.
► UNLEADED COFFEE decaffeinated coffee → 1980 US sl.
► WARM WET weak coffee → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
NOUNS – PERSON
► COFFEE SISTER a lover of coffee → 1928 Amer. dial.
PHRASES
► I CAN READ A NEWSPAPER THROUGH IT said of very weak coffee → 1966 Amer. dial.
VERBS
► BOIL to prepare or make coffee → 1931 Amer. dial.
► CAF UP to ingest caffeine, usually in the form of coffee, to promote one’s energy → 1980s US students’ sl.
► COOK to brew coffee → 1934 Amer. dial.
► CUP to judge the quality of coffee by tasting it → 1940 orig. US
► MUG UP to have a cup of coffee between meals, and often a snack → 1897 Amer. dial.
► QUALIFY to put sugar and cream in coffee → 1897 Amer. dial.
► SEASON to add cream or sugar to tea or coffee → 1967 Amer. dial.
► WARM UP to refill a cup of coffee → 1996 US sl.
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