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I just used this in an e-mail to a friend, and it occurred to me that, though I've been using the expression verbally all my life, I've never really seen it in print, and I wasn't sure how to write it...so I opted for coffee-and. Is this expression an offical word? It's slang for a light breakfast, "Let's go get some coffee-and." As in coffee and pastry, coffee and donuts, coffee and bagels, etc. And is there a *correct way to write it? (coffee-and, coffee and, coffeeand?)
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first time I've ever heard it.
formerly known as etaoin...
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If you like the hyphen, go for it. Depending on what follows it you might need it for clarity.
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You're the first person I've heard use it, WO'N  , though I knew what you meant.
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heard it often, don't know if i have ever seen it in print
i think i would have coffee and...--
i know, i know, i am always using ...,in two or threes, but this is one of those perfect places its shows the voice trailing off, and it suggest a that what follows isn't as important as coffee and.
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I've only heard it in NYC, so it may well be limited to that general vicinity.
Meanwhile, anybody ever heard someone go into a bagel shop and order an "everything with nothing"?
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i like my everythings toasted, with butter.. but sometimes i'll have an everything with nothing!
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Made sense although I haven't heard it used hereabouts.
I intend to adopt it!
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an other only in NY bagel expression is ess'a bagel.. from the chain of the same name.. ess'a is (yidish? Hebrew?) slang word for eat (to eat up/devour) so ess'a bagel for breakfast, lunch or dinner!
(ess's and it's a (izza)sound very similar.)
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nope, can't say I've previously encountered this juan before. And just what are your everythings then, OT?
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