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What Does A Cuppa Joe Mean?

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cup of joe (plural cups of joe) (chiefly US, idiomatic) A cup of coffee Why do people say cuppa joe? It’s a Navy Thing Order 99 prohibited alcohol aboard naval vessels. From then on, the strongest drink of any kind allowed on naval ships has been coffee. The presumably disgruntled and sober sailors weren’t happy … Read more

Does Java Mean Coffee?

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Today, “java” has become a generic term for coffee and no longer refers only to coffee from the Island of Java. Why is java slang for coffee? When it comes to the nickname java, the explanation is fairly straightforward. When coffee became quite popular way back in the 1800s, the main source of the world’s … Read more