poor man's latte

noun

An americano to which the purchaser adds a large amount of cream to simulate a latte in order to save money.

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Meanings

nounpoor man's latte (plural poor man's lattes)

plural poor man's lattes

  1. informalAn americano to which the purchaser adds a large amount of cream to simulate a latte in order to save money.

    The other day a guy ordered a poor man’s latte in a particularly annoying way.

    2007 May 7, Felicity Shoulders, “POOR man's latte?”, in Faerye.net
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APA

poor man's latte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poor%20man's%20latte

MLA

“poor man's latte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poor%20man's%20latte. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “poor man's latte,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poor%20man's%20latte.

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