as in restaurant
a public establishment where meals are served to paying customers for consumption on the premises
a simple East End caff that serves fish-and-chips and the like to a largely working-class clientele
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Recent Examples of caff
Ingredients: 1 egg yolk or egg 1 teaspoon honey (skip if preferred)
1 serving instant coffee or espresso (decaffeinated or half-caff.
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Regina C. Windsor, Verywell Health, 13 Feb. 2026
This means caff in the morning, decaf in the afternoon.
—Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 29 Nov. 2025
Years of conditioning have given rise to rumours of packed beaches, mega-resorts and caffs selling full English breakfasts.
—William Leigh, theweek, 14 May 2024
Regina C. Windsor, Verywell Health, 13 Feb. 2026
This means caff in the morning, decaf in the afternoon.
—Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 29 Nov. 2025
Years of conditioning have given rise to rumours of packed beaches, mega-resorts and caffs selling full English breakfasts.
—William Leigh, theweek, 14 May 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caff
Noun
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Food and drink Dandelion, the property’s restaurant and bar, is inspired by cozy aprés-ski bars, its hearth and warm corners designed to offer shelter and retreat.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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Her book will include an adaptation of the Orange Crunch Cake served at the Bubble Room, a campy restaurant on Captiva Island, and a recipe for crab chilau, the unofficial dish of Tampa, a spicy Sicilian-Afro-Cuban seafood stew.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Looking at the diner crime scene, Assistant Director Vance says Shepard put up one hell of a fight.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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The Fort Worth dining scene in March celebrated a handful of new restaurant openings, hosted multiple celebrity diners and discovered a few new digs on the docket.—
Ella Gonzales
April 1,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Caff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caff. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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