kalter Kaffee

German

Etymology

kalt (“cold”) +‎ Kaffee (“coffee”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkaltɐ ˈkafe/

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Noun

kalter Kaffee m (strong, definite nominative der kalte Kaffee, genitive (des) kalten Kaffees, plural kalte Kaffees, definite plural die kalten Kaffees)

1. (slang) old hat (something very familiar and therefore no longer interesting)

   Synonym: alter Hut

   • 2000, Fumanschu (lyrics and music), “Raps sind unsere Waffe”‎^[1]:

     Raps sind unsere Waffe! Alte Flows sind kalter Kaffee!

     Raps are our weapons! Old flows are old hat!

2. (Northern Germany) A mixture of cola and fizzy lemonade.

Further reading

• “kalter Kaffee” in Duden online