suspended coffee

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Calque of Italian caffè sospeso.

Noun[edit]

suspended coffee (countable and uncountable, plural suspended coffees)

  1. A cup of coffee that a customer pays for in a café, but which is not actually dispensed at the time; rather, any disadvantaged person is later able to claim it without having to pay.