go-cup

noun

\ ˈgō-ˌkəp

variants: or less commonly go cup

plural go-cups also go cups

Definition of go-cup

: 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