cafe society

A form of café society — Especially from the late-19th century through the mid-20th century in Europe and America, a culture characterized by continual socializing in bistros, coffee shops, and nightclubs, sometimes extravagantly frivolous and sometimes intensely intellectual in nature but always high-spirited.

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Meanings

nouncafe society (countable and uncountable, plural cafe societies)

plural cafe societies

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of café society.
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