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# caff

noun (a caff, caffs) — informal, UK

«caff» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(UK, informal) A small, simple, cheap café, often serving fried breakfasts, tea and sandwiches. It is a short form of "café". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/caff/#m1)

### In the lessons

In British everyday talk and stories it describes a "greasy spoon" café where workers eat. Phrases: "the local caff", "greasy caff".

### Examples

- We had egg and chips at the local caff. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/caff/#x1)
- The builders always stop at the caff for a cuppa. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/caff/#x2)
- Meet you at the caff on the corner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/caff/#x3)
- The caff opens at six for breakfast. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/caff/#x4)
- The old caff by the station has steamed-up windows. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/caff/#x5)

### Note

Informal British word, rhymes with "laugh" in some accents and with "gaff" in others. Spelled with double f. It means the same as café but sounds casual.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «caff» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/caff/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«caff» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/caff.html) on Mova free.