sexpresso

English

Etymology

Blend of sex +‎ espresso

Noun

sexpresso (uncountable)

1. (Canada, US, attributive, informal) The marketing trend of coffee shops staffed by scantily-clad female baristas.
   • 2007, Ms. Magazine, volume 17, page 23:

     It also boasts dress-up days such as Military Mondays, Cowgirl Tuesdays, Bikini Wednesdays, Schoolgirl Thursdays and Fantasy Fridays. Other coffeehouses in the area are also trying to capitalize on the “sexpresso” concept.

   • 2012, Mark Walia, A Tale of Two Cultures:

     For instance, in February 2007 the Los Angeles Times ran an article that described the appearance of a new variety of coffee shop in the suburbs of Seattle, the “sexpresso” bar. Noting that “coffee, the famed Seattle obsession,” is now being combined “with sex, the fabled human obsession,” the paper discussed the success of establishments like the “Natte Latte and Bikini Espresso,” whose full-figured barristas^[sic] serve customers while wearing baby doll nighties, halter tops, or negligees.

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