go-cup

noun

ˈgō-ˌkəp 

variants or less commonly go cup

plural go-cups also go cups

US

: a plastic or paper cup used especially for taking a beverage off the premises of a bar, restaurant, etc.

It was full of noise and talk and men and women in uniform. They had go-cups of coffee, they were making notes, they were reading bulletins, they were getting ready to head out.

—Lee Child

especially : such a cup used (as in New Orleans) for carrying an alcoholic beverage

Nagin joked about seeing some librarians with go-cups in the French quarter …

—James Varney

Another night spot is Bourbon Street. Visit on a weekday when it's calmer, or brave it on Friday night when it's in full-on party mode, filled with revellers touting "go cups"—plastic containers which allow drinks purchased in bars to be consumed on the street.

—Tamara Hinson

Examples of go-cup in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

On weekends, the computer comes out and in goes a hammock, a hardcover book and a go-cup cocktail for park picnics. —Sarah Rose, wsj.com, 27 Sep. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above