cups of coffee

Mugs of joe

Cups of coffee is a unit for measuring coffee consumption, especially when counting daily intake: I limit myself to two cups of coffee.

The phrase often appears in discussions of caffeine habits or productivity: Three cups of coffee later, I finally finished the report.

A cup of coffee also means a brief experience, especially a short stint in professional sports: He had a cup of coffee in the majors before returning to the minors.

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Opposites
beverage type

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Portions of brewed beverage

tea · herbal tea · chamomile tea · decaf · green tea

stimulation/energy effect

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Medication inducing slumber

sedatives · chamomile tea · warm milk · melatonin · nightcap

quantity/consumption level

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Absence of brewed beverage

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G