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caff Definition

caff (kaf)

noun

Brit., Slang a small, inexpensive restaurant or coffeehouse; cafe

caff Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • run: Ashen Italian patriarch Ronnie runs this brilliant parlor caff on the verges of Shoreditch.
  • have: Every town - every STREET - should have a local caff of this quality.
  • find: Can I find a new web caff in time?
  • own: Jane, 46, has owned the caff for 6 years.

Modifies a noun

  • card: CH has bought some tickets for undergraduates on the GradSoc caff card, but AC will need to buy some more.
  • anorak: Plus, for caff anoraks, the very same elegant patterned cup n ' saucer sets used by the mighty Alpino in Islington.

Adjective modifier

  • classic: The company promises to revive more classic caffs in the future.
  • local: Every town - every STREET - should have a local caff of this quality.
  • greasy: Nestled in the heart of Hackney, London, among textile factories and greasy caffs, the area and building are rundown and dingy.
  • old: The author is reputed to tour London on his bike picking out decent old caffs to list.
  • new: Can I find a new web caff in time?
  • little: But how will they get to the nice little caff on the second floor?

Preposition: on

  • verge: Ashen Italian patriarch Ronnie runs this brilliant parlor caff on the verges of Shoreditch.
  • seafront: Hastings moderne caff on the seafront circa 1963 Sometimes, the very best classic cafes lie beyond London.

Noun used with modifier

  • transport: The perfect egg served in a greasy transport caff to a disabled man at 4.00am has life-altering repercussions for all present.
  • Internet: Early on I went to the internet caff to check for e-mails.
  • Formica: Here we celebrate the best ones with over 100 vintage formica caffs and associated enclaves, reviewed, revealed and reappraised.
  • 1920s: I pointed out Pellicci's - our local 1920s caff which has been run by the Pellicci family for decades.
  • motorway: Tho the fake brick wallpaper is repellent, the booth seating at the back is cheerfully redolent of some lost motorway caff circa 1968.
  • roadside: And I used to be in Berlin a lot where the East German roadside caffs are great, lots of orange and brown.