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  • noun Alternative spelling of espresso.

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Examples

  • The expresso and only the Blason expresso, is worth the money.

    Brunch en Casa 2004

  • The expresso and only the Blason expresso, is worth the money.

    Brunch en Casa 2004

  • Dictionary. com not only says aloud the idiot's coffee-bar order of "expresso" but actually offers that as an alternate spelling of the real word.

    Gene thinks you talk funny Post 2010

  • Having an espresso or "expresso" if you're the kind of person who says "supposably" instead of "supposedly" special named after you in San Francisco is a true honor, and it's the equivalent of getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, having a sandwich named after you at the Carnegie Deli, or being named in the Floyd Landis confession.

    BSNYC Road Dairy (and very short Friday Fun Quiz!) BikeSnobNYC 2010

  • Here's something funny the "expresso" thing reminded me of...on our recent vacation we parked at a long-term lot near the airport, operated by "Expresso Parking."

    The WritingYA Weblog: It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like... tanita davis 2007

  • Some uncultured people may call it expresso, but by any means, it ain't "expresso".

    Archive 2005-03-01 2005

  • By the time David Mitchell was shooting people for mispronouncing words ( "expresso" for espresso, "pacifically" for specifi-cally) I was punching the air in celebration of their working relationship.

    The Daily Record - Home 2010

  • By the time David Mitchell was shooting people for mispronouncing words ( "expresso" for espresso, "pacifically" for specifi-cally) I was punching the air in celebration of their working relationship.

    The Daily Record - Home 2010

  • I drink it black (hint of sugar), and I prefer the “drip, press” styles to expresso machines.

    Coffee Love + Q&A 2009

  • My Five Best Ohio LARPS (Live Action Roleplaying Games) arabica, cleveland coffee, cleveland coffee house, coffee houses, deweys coffee, gypsy beans, russo expresso, savor the moment, starbucks

    My Five Best Coffeehouses in Cleveland, Ohio | myFiveBest 2009

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