coffee klatsch

Casual chat meeting

A coffee klatsch is an informal social gathering for coffee and conversation, typically among neighbors or friends meeting regularly.

The term comes from German and carries a slightly old-fashioned, cozy connotation: The ladies had their weekly coffee klatsch on Tuesday mornings.

Also spelled coffee klatch.

gathering

conversation

Exchange of spoken ideas

neighbors · catch-up · visiting · hostess · hospitality · invitation · afternoon · morning · casual · informal

gossip

chitchat

Informal light conversation

  • newsReports of recent events
  • rumorsUnconfirmed circulating stories
  • chatterLight, rapid speech

talk · stories · updates · neighborhood · scoop · sharing · whispers · confidences · secrets · tittle-tattle

refreshments

cake

Frosted baked dessert

sugar · cups · saucers · percolator · treats · snacks · strudel · kuchen · biscotti · danish

Categories
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formality

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Formal executive gathering

summit · state dinner · diplomatic reception · ceremony · parliamentary session

social intimacy

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Large organized public gathering

public assembly · convention · town hall meeting · lecture · keynote address

purpose and stakes

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Urgent unscheduled group convening

negotiation · tribunal · court hearing · intervention · confrontation

Family

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