"coffee morning" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: coffee mornings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} coffee morning (plural coffee mornings)
  1. (British) A social gathering where people talk over coffee and cakes, usually to raise money for a charity. Tags: British Categories (topical): Coffee, Meals Translations (a social gathering where people talk over coffee and cakes): maidin chaife [feminine] (Irish), bore coffi [masculine] (Welsh)

Inflected forms

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