sexpresso

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noun

The marketing trend of coffee shops staffed by scantily-clad female baristas.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

nounsexpresso (uncountable)
  1. CanadaUSattributiveinformaluncountableThe marketing trend of coffee shops staffed by scantily-clad female baristas.

    It also boasts dress-up days such as Military Mondays, Cowgirl Tuesdays, Bikini Wednesdays, Schoolgirl Thursdays and Fantasy Fridays. Other coffeehouses in the area are also trying to capitalize on the “sexpresso” concept.

    2007, Ms. Magazine, volume 17, page 23
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    For instance, in February 2007 the Los Angeles Times ran an article that described the appearance of a new variety of coffee shop in the suburbs of Seattle, the “sexpresso” bar. Noting that “coffee, the famed Seattle obsession,” is now being combined “with sex, the fabled human obsession,” the paper discussed the success of establishments like the “Natte Latte and Bikini Espresso,” whose full-figured barristas^([sic]) serve customers while wearing baby doll nighties, halter tops, or negligees.

    2012, Mark Walia, A Tale of Two Cultures

Origin

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“sexpresso.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sexpresso. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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