cuppa joe

cuppa joe

A cup of coffee (where "cuppa" is a colloquial contraction of "cup of"). Though the true origin is unknown, "joe" as a synonym for coffee is theorized to either be a shortening of "jamoke" (a combination of Java and Mocha, two major suppliers of coffee beans), or as a reference to it being the drink of the ordinary man (i.e., the "average joe"). Primarily heard in US, South Africa. I can't even function in the morning until I've had my first cuppa joe.
See also: cuppa, joe
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • cup of joe
  • coffee in, coffee out
  • java
  • cup of java
  • coffee
  • coffee and
  • perking
  • coffee shop
  • CICO
  • wake up and smell the coffee
References in periodicals archive
7 | Let's face it, coffee on the plane pales in comparison to a solid cuppa joe from the terminal's Starbucks.
Summary: Washington D.C [USA], Apr 20 (ANI): Turns out, you can switch up the flavour and awesomeness quotient of your morning cuppa joe every time.
ANI - Washington: Turns out, you can switch up the flavour and awesomeness quotient of your morning cuppa joe every time.
Well, for starters the coffee was incredible (LavAzza), there was a tasty breakfast with plenty of options, comfortable seats with power sockets to power your devices, super-fast Wi-Fi, excellent service from the staff, and panoramic views of the runway so you can watch planes take off and land (with a fine cuppa joe at hand!).
My second day started early with a brisk walk into town to met my hiking guide Kathryn at Cuppa Joe. We were off to the wonderfully named Mohawk Lakes for the morning, which is just beyond the nearby town of Frisco.
This was a jerry-rigged network setup that allowed a group of computer researchers to check the status of the resident coffee pot to eliminate the possibility of making a long trek down several flights of stairs to get a cuppa joe only to discover that the pot was empty.
Something that doesn't go down as easy with your daily cuppa joe? Hitler.
A CUPPA JOE: The coffee industry in the Middle East is not one to ignore; it's growing quickly and is generating interest and money
In the chaos of getting settled in our new compound, one of the youngsters stopped at a gas station and purchased several foam cups of a thin, nasty dark liquid falsely advertised as "coffee." He handed one to Van Zyl, who was perched on a packing crate, and said "Here's a cuppa Joe for ya." VZ slurped up a mouthful and a second later leaped to his feet, turning purple and spewing the noxious stuff in the dirt.
A must-try would be the Malunggay coffee, where one reaps the benefits of the healthy leafies while perking up with a cuppa Joe. Kids could channel their fave superheroes Iron Man (Red Tea) and Green Lantern (Malunggay Citrus), whilst being supporters of a for-real cause themselves -- helping others get a leg up in life.
Take that opportunity to grab a cuppa joe or hot chocolate and warm up your fingers and toes.
Physicists researching the strange behavior of fluids onboard the International Space Station have invented a zero-g coffee cup to make the morning "cuppa Joe" a little easier to swallow.
She used the arm to grasp a cuppa joe and take a long, satisfying sip of coffee through a straw, an act she hadn't done on her own for nearly 15 years.
What North Americans will justify spending on a cuppa joe, Europeans may believe to be an exorbitant amount.
In Carroll's formulation, it takes the existence of a parallel universe to preserve the symmetry of time, and the evidence comes from something no more elaborate than a cuppa joe.