coffee and cake

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Etymology

From typically being the cheapest item in a café or diner.

Noun

coffee and cake (uncountable)

  1. (slang, sometimes attributive) A trivial amount of money; peanuts.
    • 2017, Harvey Frommer, The Ultimate Yankee Book:
      Don't go help those people with their shows for coffee-and-cake money.

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