coffee klatsch

coffee klatsch
/klach, klahch/
a social gathering for informal conversation at which coffee is served.
[1880-85; < G Kaffeeklatsch, equiv. to Kaffee COFFEE + Klatsch noise (e.g., of conversation)]

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  • coffee-klatsch — noun see coffee klatch …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • coffee klatch — ☆ coffee klatch or coffee klatsch n. KAFFEEKLATSCH * * * …   Universalium

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  • coffee klatch — noun or coffee klatsch ˌklach, ä Etymology: German kaffeeklatsch, from kaffee coffee + klatsch gossip : a meeting, often over coffee, for informal conversation * * * coffee klatch «klahch, kluhch», = Kaffeeklatsch. (Cf. ↑kaffeeklatsch) …   Useful english dictionary

  • klatsch — klatch klatch, klatsch klatsch . An informal group that gathers more or less frequently, especially for conversation; as, a coffee klatsch; a sewing klatsch. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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