kalter Kaffee

German

Etymology

kalt (“cold”) +‎ Kaffee (“coffee”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌkaltɐ ˈkafe/
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Noun

kalter Kaffee m (strong, definite nominative der kalte Kaffee, genitive (des) kalten Kaffees, plural kalte Kaffees, definite plural die kalten Kaffees)

  1. (slang) old hat (something very familiar and therefore no longer interesting)
    Synonym: alter Hut
    • 2000, Fumanschu (lyrics and music), “Raps sind unsere Waffe”‎:
      Raps sind unsere Waffe! Alte Flows sind kalter Kaffee!
      Raps are our weapons! Old flows are old hat!
  2. (Northern Germany) A mixture of cola and fizzy lemonade.

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