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  • noun Coffee made from the beans of coffee berries eaten, digested and defecated by civets.

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Examples

  • While Bali Energy waits to start production of a modest 10 megawatts a year, it is exporting vegetables and kopi luwak , coffee beans that are supposed to have complex flavor after being excreted by civets.

    A Power Struggle Boils in Indonesia Eric Bellman 2011

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  • Civet coffee. More here.

    July 17, 2007

  • This is interesting. Not appetizing, but interesting!

    July 17, 2007

  • And here. Yuck.

    July 17, 2007

  • Around these parts, we call it crappuccino. And I have the coffee mug to prove it.

    July 8, 2010

  • August 24, 2010

  • *thumbs up*

    August 24, 2010

  • Wow, bilby! What a nice present to come back to. Does it come in t-shirt form?

    October 28, 2010

  • Funny you should say that. I'm pretty sure it did/does. Welcome back old bean!

    October 28, 2010

  • Thanks! Good to be back. Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to rush out and get me one o' these. :-)

    Coffee, anyone?

    October 29, 2010

  • You know, you can force-feed coffee beans to your housecats and save yourself some trouble and piasters...and re-purpose your catbox scoop in the bargain.

    December 16, 2010

  • December 28, 2010