half-cafn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈhɑːfkaf/, U.S.

/ˈhæfˌkæf/

Forms: 1900s– half-caf, 1900s– half-caff.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: half- comb. form, caffeinated adj., caffeine n.

Etymology: < half- comb. form + caf- (in caffeinated adj. or caffeine n.), after decaf n.

Chiefly U.S.

A. n.

A drink of coffee made using caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee mixed in equal parts, so as to give coffee with half the normal level of caffeine; coffee of this type.In form Half Caff, a proprietary name in the United Kingdom.In quot. 1990 used in a humorous parody of complicated coffee orders; see also, for example, quots. 1991, 1999 at sense B.

ΚΠ

1990 S. Martin L.A. Story (film script) 23 Feb. 19 Morris. I'll have a double de-caf cappucino [sic]... Harris. I'll have a double de-caf half-caf. With a twist of lemon.

1992 Wall St. Jrnl. (Electronic ed.) 27 Jan. a10 Customer: ‘Could you make that half decaffeinated?’ Server: ‘Sure.’ Server (to operator): ‘Make it a half-caf!’

2003 J. R. Lennon Mailman ii. vii. 354 Make room for my brother or I'll cut off the half-caf and the Jim Beam.

2007 K. Casey Die, my Love v. 42 In the local Starbucks, customers queued up for morning lattes, half-cafs, and mochas and talked neighborhood news.

B. adj.

Made with caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee mixed in equal parts. Also occasionally more fully half-caf half-decaf.

ΚΠ

1991 Entertainm. Weekly 19 Apr. 13/2 Steve Martin's jab at fussy coffee ordering in L.A. Story has given birth to a new java-speak. You hear it in upscale L.A. restaurants: customers trying to mimic Martin—and failing. ‘I'll have a half caf doublé de cap.’

1994 N.Y. Mag. 23 May 59/2 Could I get a half-caf cappuccino, very dry, made with nonfat milk?

1999 Independent on Sunday 12 Sept. (Real Life section) 3/6 Denny, Moira & Co dish out the half caf half decaf triple semi-skimmed extra hot mochas or triple espresso companas with an ease bordering on the nonchalant.

2001 Yahoo! Internet Life Dec. 66/3 Office workers..spend $1.50 for coffee or $4 for a grande half-caff extra-hot extra-shot mochaccino.

2009 M. R. Eades & M. D. Eades Six-week Cure for Middle-aged Middle vi. 105 Going from drip to espresso..instantly cuts your caffeine load in half. From there you can move to half-caf espresso and then to decaf espresso.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	half-caf
释义	half-cafn.adj. Brit. /ˈhɑːfkaf/, U.S. /ˈhæfˌkæf/ Forms: 1900s– half-caf, 1900s– half-caff. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: half- comb. form, caffeinated adj., caffeine n. Etymology: < half- comb. form + caf- (in caffeinated adj. or caffeine n.), after decaf n. Chiefly U.S. A. n. A drink of coffee made using caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee mixed in equal parts, so as to give coffee with half the normal level of caffeine; coffee of this type.In form Half Caff, a proprietary name in the United Kingdom.In quot. 1990 used in a humorous parody of complicated coffee orders; see also, for example, quots. 1991, 1999 at sense B. ΚΠ 1990 S. Martin L.A. Story (film script) 23 Feb. 19 Morris. I'll have a double de-caf cappucino [sic]... Harris. I'll have a double de-caf half-caf. With a twist of lemon. 1992 Wall St. Jrnl. (Electronic ed.) 27 Jan. a10 Customer: ‘Could you make that half decaffeinated?’ Server: ‘Sure.’ Server (to operator): ‘Make it a half-caf!’ 2003 J. R. Lennon Mailman ii. vii. 354 Make room for my brother or I'll cut off the half-caf and the Jim Beam. 2007 K. Casey Die, my Love v. 42 In the local Starbucks, customers queued up for morning lattes, half-cafs, and mochas and talked neighborhood news. B. adj. Made with caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee mixed in equal parts. Also occasionally more fully half-caf half-decaf. ΚΠ 1991 Entertainm. Weekly 19 Apr. 13/2 Steve Martin's jab at fussy coffee ordering in L.A. Story has given birth to a new java-speak. You hear it in upscale L.A. restaurants: customers trying to mimic Martin—and failing. ‘I'll have a half caf doublé de cap.’ 1994 N.Y. Mag. 23 May 59/2 Could I get a half-caf cappuccino, very dry, made with nonfat milk? 1999 Independent on Sunday 12 Sept. (Real Life section) 3/6 Denny, Moira & Co dish out the half caf half decaf triple semi-skimmed extra hot mochas or triple espresso companas with an ease bordering on the nonchalant. 2001 Yahoo! Internet Life Dec. 66/3 Office workers..spend $1.50 for coffee or $4 for a grande half-caff extra-hot extra-shot mochaccino. 2009 M. R. Eades & M. D. Eades Six-week Cure for Middle-aged Middle vi. 105 Going from drip to espresso..instantly cuts your caffeine load in half. From there you can move to half-caf espresso and then to decaf espresso. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1990
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