coffee spill
Morning desk disaster
A coffee spill is coffee that has been accidentally knocked over or splashed, or the incident itself: There was a coffee spill on the conference room table.
The phrase often appears in discussions of laptop damage, workplace mishaps, or cleaning tips.
A notorious McDonald's coffee spill led to a 1994 lawsuit that became shorthand for frivolous litigation—though the plaintiff's burns were severe.
- stainLasting surface discoloration
- splashLiquid scattering on impact
- messDisorderly, troublesome condition
- dripLiquid falling slowly
- mugHandled cup for beverages
napkin · paper towel · brown · wet · hot · burn · tablecloth · accident · carpet · blot · soak · wipe · paper towels · clean up · white shirt · shirt · dry cleaning · morning
- spills and leakswater leak, gas leak
- meet-cutesmistaken identity, wrong door, crossing paths, blind date, fender bender
- spillsoverflow, overflowing, overfill, overpour, slop