caff

Definition of caffnext
British
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 According to the lawyers, half caff coffee has only half of the amount of caffeine as similar coffee products. Saleen Martin, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026 Years of conditioning have given rise to rumours of packed beaches, mega-resorts and caffs selling full English breakfasts. William Leigh, theweek, 14 May 2024
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Noun
  • With impeccable restaurants, complimentary water sports, and villas fit for royalty, Belmond is doing Baie Longue right.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 May 2026
  • Is this the most goth restaurant in New York?
    Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Noun
  • Johnson died on June 10, 1946, in an auto crash in North Carolina, after storming out of a diner where he’d been asked to sit in a rear section reserved for Blacks.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
  • Atlanta's vibrant food scene offers diners so much more than comfort food classics (although top-notch versions of chicken, biscuits, and all the fixings can be found here, certainly), and leaving the city without tucking into an unforgettable meal should be criminal.
    Mike Jordan, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 May 2026

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“Caff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caff. Accessed 17 May. 2026.

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