Definitions
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- noun A
cubicle with a door to provide the appearance of a private office. - noun A
coffee shop used as if it is one'soffice
Etymologies
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Examples
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i like 'the offee shop'. to me, 'coffice' sounds like someone is sick. and barfice is hysterical! haha haha haha ... way to be cool!
"Honey, I'm Off to the..." Slimbolala 2005
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With independent workers now comprising a full 30% of the workforce in the United States, shared office spaces -- the term of art is coffice -- are proliferating around the globe.
Delia Lloyd: 5 New Trends in Work Delia Lloyd 2011
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Wednesday, as I was sitting outside the coffice (which is, at this time of year, Tulane grad-student central), I noticed the man sitting just inside the window from me.
Slimbo's Fashion Tips: Repeat Offenders Slimbolala 2006
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As I headed downwind back to the coffice it felt more like 30.
"How's the Weather Up There?" Slimbolala 2006
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I mean, champagne as the bubbly portion of your concoction AND an excuse to drink before heading out to the coffice seems somewhat more European to me.
Euro-Girlie Slimbolala 2006
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Overheard in front of the coffice: "You ever heard of Anna Karenina?"
"Miss Literary" Slimbolala 2006
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As I sat outside the coffice, two men in their twenties walked up.
"You're a Fucking Ape" Slimbolala 2006
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Not so long ago, I was sitting outside the coffice, eavesdropping on a man at a nearby table.
Conspiracy Theories Slimbolala 2006
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She came into the coffice, walked up to me and asked to borrow a pen.
The Wacky Mack-Attack-y Slimbolala 2006
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For example, my coffice, the "Big Rue", has been serving all beverages in to-go cups - all styrofoam all the time.
Small Victories Slimbolala 2006
erinmckean commented on the word coffice
Coffices–Coffee Shops for Working BrooklynBased.net
September 28, 2010
bilby commented on the word coffice
"Ms Frid is among a growing number of Melburnians who use cafes as temporary office spaces, or coffices as they are dubbed. With many cafes offering free Wi-Fi access and a growing number of people having laptops, iPads and iPhones, working from a cafe has become an attractive alternative to offices."
- Rachel Wells, A meet-and-eat revolution is brewing at the 'coffice', theage.com.au, 3 April 2011.
April 3, 2011