coffee and cake

English

Alternative forms

coffee and cakes

Etymology

From typically being the cheapest item in a café or diner.

Noun

coffee and cake (uncountable)

(slang, sometimes attributive) A trivial amount of money; peanuts.
- 2017, Harvey Frommer, The Ultimate Yankee Book:
  Don't go help those people with their shows for coffee-and-cake money.

See also

coffeecake
coffee-and (adjective)

Further reading

Jonathon Green (2024) “coffee-and n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang
Jonathon Green (2024) “coffee-and adj.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang

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