Meanings
- alternativeAlternative form of S'bucks (“Starbucks”).
It is interesting that S-bucks is going to be producing a carbonated coffee drink.
1995 November 2, George Fajta, “Pepsi & Starbucks?”, in rec.food.drink.coffee (Usenet), archived from the original on 06 Nov 20253 more examples
We had a neighbor that would go to S-bucks every a.m. and get a Venti coffee-of-the-day and add 2 shots to it.
2001 May 1, Eric Shun, “NO CAFFINE!!!^([sic])”, in alt.fan.mark-brian (Usenet), archived from the original on 06 Nov 2025I don't go to S-bucks that often, and when the counterperson asks me which I like I usually end up looking at the three paper cup sizes and saying something like "medium."
2003 September 14, mcgra5267, “Circumventing Starbucks' Jargon”, in rec.food.drink.coffee (Usenet), archived from the original on 06 Nov 2025i have a wawa right down the street from my house and at one point i was going there every morning b4 work because the s-bucks was too out of the way.
2004 October 6, ripple, “So Starbucks Raised their Prices...”, in rec.music.phish (Usenet), archived from the original on 06 Nov 2025
Cite this entry
S-bucks. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/S-bucks
“S-bucks.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/S-bucks. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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