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  • adjective of coffee consisting of equal parts decaf and regular coffee.
  • noun A serving of such coffee

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Examples

  • Now, picking a seat can be as complex as ordering a half-caf, no whip, extra shot, soy latte.

    Outsmart the Airlines to Get Precious Inches in Coach Scott McCartney 2011

  • No, I'd bet my public education and a half-caf latte that the vast majority of parents today would believe the worst about a priest before believing the same about a teacher or coach.

    What planet...? 2009

  • No, I'd bet my public education and a half-caf latte that the vast majority of parents today would believe the worst about a priest before believing the same about a teacher or coach.

    Insight Scoop | The Ignatius Press Blog: 2009

  • And is it even safe to walk down the street in broad daylight and duck into a Starbucks for a half-caf?

    Anxiety roundup, from D.C. to Islamabad Joel Achenbach 2010

  • For the price of a cinnamon dolce latte, half-caf, hold the whip, you can be part of an effort to cure a disease that affects approximately 750,000 people worldwide.

    Love Harder « Oh. Claire 2010

  • I can give you a couple dimes and a penny but with the cost of the bus going up I'm having to keep what the barista gives me back when I get my double half-caf blue latte lite.

    Reports: Panetta to CIA 2009

  • In a world of grande half-caf low-fat double macchiattos -- two pumps and room for cream -- there I was standing in line, about half an hour, for a simple cup of drip coffee.

    Archive 2009-08-01 tannaz 2009

  • In a world of grande half-caf low-fat double macchiattos -- two pumps and room for cream -- there I was standing in line, about half an hour, for a simple cup of drip coffee.

    San Francisco Highlights: The Snozzberries Taste Like Snozzberries! tannaz 2009

  • He probably stopped at Starbucks for a half-caf skim mocha frappucino afterward.

    Wal-Mart To Granola-Chomping Rudy: Move Your SUVs! 2009

  • I was coming out of Starbucks this afternoon when a big fat hillbilly ran over to me and knocked my half-caf soy latte out of my hand and said "You look like an Obama supporter, I'm going to teach you to support McCain".

    Report: McCain Volunteer Who Claimed "Carved B" Attack Confesses To Making Up Story 2009

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