coffee and cake
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
A trivial amount of money; peanuts.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
Don't go help those people with their shows for coffee-and-cake money.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “coffee and cake” mean?
A trivial amount of money; peanuts.
Is “coffee and cake” formal or informal?
coffee and cake is generally slang.