as in restaurant
a public establishment where meals are served to paying customers for consumption on the premises
a simple East End caff that serves fish-and-chips and the like to a largely working-class clientele
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Recent Examples of caff
Years of conditioning have given rise to rumours of packed beaches, mega-resorts and caffs selling full English breakfasts.
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William Leigh, theweek, 14 May 2024
William Leigh, theweek, 14 May 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caff
Noun
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As Abdi went to pay, Hoshi's dad hurriedly got out of his seat and dashed across the restaurant to where her fiance was trying to settle up.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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An iconic local chain of sushi restaurants is opening its 10th location — its first in El Dorado Hills.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Friday afternoon, the parking lot normally filled by diners enjoying the early-bird dinners was vacant except for a string of full-sized American cars gliding through to inspect the darkened doors.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
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The restaurant industry is already anticipating that the latest wave of tariffs will mean higher menu prices for diners.—
Dan Mangan,Kevin Breuninger,Christina Wilkie,Michele Luhn,
CNBC,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Corgan’s Highland Park cafe Madame Zuzu’s tea shop will exclusively offer the LPs in an expansive 80-song box set featuring a 48-track Machina and an additional 32 bonus tracks of demos, outtakes, and live performances.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
31 Mar. 2025
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Starbucks is making a big bet on reestablishing its cafes as community coffeehouses to reverse a decline in foot traffic and sales.—
Kelly Tyko,
Axios,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Caff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caff. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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