poor man's latte

English

Noun

poor man's latte (plural poor man's lattes)

  1. (informal) An americano to which the purchaser adds a large amount of cream to simulate a latte in order to save money.
    • 2007 May 7, Felicity Shoulders, “POOR man's latte?”, in Faerye.net‎:
      The other day a guy ordered a poor man’s latte in a particularly annoying way.
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