coffeehouse
noun
cof·fee·house
ˈkȯ-fē-ˌhau̇s 
ˈkä-
: an establishment that sells coffee and usually other refreshments and that commonly serves as an informal club for its regular customers
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Stand-up partially originated here in the West Village of the 1950s, at coffeehouses where folk musicians and beatnik poets also performed.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
The coffeehouse giant has rolled out the new drinks, which take inspiration from the Honeydukes sweet shop in the Potterverse as well as mugs representing each Hogwarts house, in its Asia-Pacific markets.
—Chad Murphy, The Providence Journal, 26 Mar. 2026
The coffeehouse giant has rolled out the new drinks, which take inspiration from the Honeydukes sweet shop in the Potterverse as well as mugs representing each Hogwarts house, in its Asia-Pacific markets.
—Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Mar. 2026
In the coffeehouses of early-18th-century London, Abraham de Moivre’s mathematical talents were obvious.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 16 Mar. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
The coffeehouse giant has rolled out the new drinks, which take inspiration from the Honeydukes sweet shop in the Potterverse as well as mugs representing each Hogwarts house, in its Asia-Pacific markets.
—Chad Murphy, The Providence Journal, 26 Mar. 2026
The coffeehouse giant has rolled out the new drinks, which take inspiration from the Honeydukes sweet shop in the Potterverse as well as mugs representing each Hogwarts house, in its Asia-Pacific markets.
—Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Mar. 2026
In the coffeehouses of early-18th-century London, Abraham de Moivre’s mathematical talents were obvious.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 16 Mar. 2026
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coffeehouse
noun
cof·fee·house
ˈkȯ-fē-ˌhau̇s
ˈkäf-ē-
: a business that sells coffee and usually other refreshments and that often serves as an informal club for its regular customers
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