coffee hour
noun
1
: a usually fixed occasion of informal meeting and chatting at which refreshments are served
2
Examples of coffee hour in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Ask your son to give you a ride and stay for coffee hour.
—
Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 10 Apr. 2023
The December coffee hour is on the 16.
—courant.com, 3 Dec. 2021
Sometimes the coffee hour is simply a support session for parents, a space where parents can vent or cry, Hayman said.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Dec. 2020
Veterans’ coffee hour will take place the 3rd Thursday of the month at 9 a.m., at the South Windsor Community Center, 150 Nevers Road. Hang out with other veterans, meet new friends and connect with old.
—Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2022
In addition to wearing face masks, the new requirements prohibit coffee hour and any gatherings with food or drinks.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 13 Jan. 2022
Wayne Rioux will be back to hold virtual monthly coffee hour.
—courant.com, 25 Nov. 2020
Simsbury is running nearly all activities online, and even set up a Veterans Day coffee hour on Zoom for veterans.
—Don Stacom, courant.com, 13 Nov. 2020
She can regularly be found arranging the flowers in the sanctuary, socializing during coffee hour, and bowing her head during the Prayers of the People.
—Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2020
Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 10 Apr. 2023
The December coffee hour is on the 16.
—courant.com, 3 Dec. 2021
Sometimes the coffee hour is simply a support session for parents, a space where parents can vent or cry, Hayman said.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Dec. 2020
Veterans’ coffee hour will take place the 3rd Thursday of the month at 9 a.m., at the South Windsor Community Center, 150 Nevers Road. Hang out with other veterans, meet new friends and connect with old.
—Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2022
In addition to wearing face masks, the new requirements prohibit coffee hour and any gatherings with food or drinks.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 13 Jan. 2022
Wayne Rioux will be back to hold virtual monthly coffee hour.
—courant.com, 25 Nov. 2020
Simsbury is running nearly all activities online, and even set up a Veterans Day coffee hour on Zoom for veterans.
—Don Stacom, courant.com, 13 Nov. 2020
She can regularly be found arranging the flowers in the sanctuary, socializing during coffee hour, and bowing her head during the Prayers of the People.
—Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2020
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'coffee hour.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near coffee hour
Cite this Entry
“Coffee hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coffee%20hour. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share