smelling the coffee

A form of smell the coffee — To wake up and smell the coffee.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of smell the coffee
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APA

smelling the coffee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smelling%20the%20coffee

MLA

“smelling the coffee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smelling%20the%20coffee. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “smelling the coffee,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smelling%20the%20coffee.

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