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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Many undocumented immigrants and TPS or humanitarian parole-holders work in jobs that keep society running: construction, agriculture and restaurants, for example.—
Andres Oppenheimer,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2025
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Over the past 30 years, business owners have bought restaurants, scooped up plots of land and built apartment complexes on the belief that West Sacramento is poised for more investment.—
Annika Merrilees,
Sacbee.com,
27 Mar. 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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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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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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“Caff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caff. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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