coffee and cakes
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
Most of our actors are working on the cooperative basis. Do you know what that means? It means you get part of it if it comes in, and in a lot of cases that means coffee and cakes.
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 cakes” mean?
A meagre salary.
Is “coffee and cakes” formal or informal?
coffee and cakes is generally slang.