Phrase guide

regular coffee

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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noun

Meaning 1

Coffee of the sort which is considered the default in a given area:

Coffee with cream and sugar (in contrast to the expected meaning of "black coffee" in other regions of the US).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: New-England, countable, uncountable

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2

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Meaning 2

Coffee of the sort which is considered the default in a given area:

Coffee with one cream and one sugar.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, countable, uncountable

Examples

  • Gimme three regular coffees and three blacks.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Coffee of the sort which is considered the default in a given area:

Black coffee.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Coffee of the sort which is considered the default in a given area:

Coffee with caffeine (as opposed to decaffeinated).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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5

noun

Meaning 5

Coffee of the sort which is considered the default in a given area:

American coffee, as opposed to espresso, or a derived coffee drink (cappuccino, latte, iced coffee, etc).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, countable, dialectal, uncountable

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History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: kahvi kermalla ja sokerilla — coffee with cream and sugar
  • Finnish: kahvi kermalla ja yhdellä sokerilla — coffee with one cream and one sugar
  • Finnish: musta kahvi — black coffee
  • Finnish: tavallinen kahvi — coffee with caffeine
  • Finnish: tavallinen kahvi — American coffee, as opposed to espresso etc.