decafn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈdiːkaf/, U.S.

/ˈdiˌkæf/

Forms: 1900s– decaf, 1900s– decaff. Also with capital initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: decaffeinated adj. at decaffeinate v. Derivatives.

Etymology: Shortened < decaffeinated adj. at decaffeinate v. Derivatives.

A. n.

Decaffeinated coffee; a cup of decaffeinated coffee.In form Decaf, a proprietary name in the United Kingdom.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > coffee > [noun]

coffee1598

coffee-drink1659

syrup of soot1663

ninny-broth1696

Turkey gruel1705

Java1805

caffè1852

mud1855

Everton toffee1857

go-juice1923

joe1941

decaf1956

1956 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 28 Aug. tm156 Nestle's Decaf... Filed 10–25–55.

1961 Trade Marks Jrnl. 9 Aug. 1082/1 Decaf... Coffee, coffee essence, coffee extract, and preparations of coffee and of coffee and chicory mixture, all for use as food.

1970 S. E. Freedman Bk. of Kashruth 198 Beverages..decaf.

1977 Washington Post (Nexis) 20 Feb. (Mag. section) 12 Caffeine addiction is one thing; but, as decaf drinkers know, the taste of coffee, its acrid assault, is an addiction of the palate.

1988 J. Updike S (1989) 10 I would look at the rim of the saucer of my fourth decaf for the day.

1994 Independent on Sunday 3 July (Review Suppl.) 47/1 Decaff doesn't give you a headache. It's the result of the withdrawal symptoms produced by coming off caffeine.

2000 D. Ginsberg Waiting xi. 263 The busboys were responsible for brewing the coffee and keeping equal supplies of both regular and decaf available.

B. adj.

Decaffeinated.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > coffee > [adjective]

caffeic1853

decaf1981

1981 Washington Post (Nexis) 13 Mar. (Weekend) 34 Her personal favorite is the decaf Breakfast blend.

1983 Business Week (Nexis) 30 May 58 The new line of decaf sodas.

1989 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 24 Nov. 8/6 You can take your oat bran and your decaf coffee and fling it down the compactor.

1992 M. Bishop Count Geiger's Blues xiii. 63 Two chili dogs, two orders of fries, and a couple of decaf Cokes.

1998 A. Swift Hollyoaks (Mersey TV transmission script) (O.E.D. Archive) Episode 251. 40 Here we go sir, one Decaff cappuccino, semi-skimmed.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	decaf
释义	decafn.adj. Brit. /ˈdiːkaf/, U.S. /ˈdiˌkæf/ Forms: 1900s– decaf, 1900s– decaff. Also with capital initial. Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: decaffeinated adj. at decaffeinate v. Derivatives. Etymology: Shortened < decaffeinated adj. at decaffeinate v. Derivatives. A. n. Decaffeinated coffee; a cup of decaffeinated coffee.In form Decaf, a proprietary name in the United Kingdom. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > coffee > [noun] coffee1598 coffee-drink1659 syrup of soot1663 ninny-broth1696 Turkey gruel1705 Java1805 caffè1852 mud1855 Everton toffee1857 go-juice1923 joe1941 decaf1956 1956 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 28 Aug. tm156 Nestle's Decaf... Filed 10–25–55. 1961 Trade Marks Jrnl. 9 Aug. 1082/1 Decaf... Coffee, coffee essence, coffee extract, and preparations of coffee and of coffee and chicory mixture, all for use as food. 1970 S. E. Freedman Bk. of Kashruth 198 Beverages..decaf. 1977 Washington Post (Nexis) 20 Feb. (Mag. section) 12 Caffeine addiction is one thing; but, as decaf drinkers know, the taste of coffee, its acrid assault, is an addiction of the palate. 1988 J. Updike S (1989) 10 I would look at the rim of the saucer of my fourth decaf for the day. 1994 Independent on Sunday 3 July (Review Suppl.) 47/1 Decaff doesn't give you a headache. It's the result of the withdrawal symptoms produced by coming off caffeine. 2000 D. Ginsberg Waiting xi. 263 The busboys were responsible for brewing the coffee and keeping equal supplies of both regular and decaf available. B. adj. Decaffeinated. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > coffee > [adjective] caffeic1853 decaf1981 1981 Washington Post (Nexis) 13 Mar. (Weekend) 34 Her personal favorite is the decaf Breakfast blend. 1983 Business Week (Nexis) 30 May 58 The new line of decaf sodas. 1989 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 24 Nov. 8/6 You can take your oat bran and your decaf coffee and fling it down the compactor. 1992 M. Bishop Count Geiger's Blues xiii. 63 Two chili dogs, two orders of fries, and a couple of decaf Cokes. 1998 A. Swift Hollyoaks (Mersey TV transmission script) (O.E.D. Archive) Episode 251. 40 Here we go sir, one Decaff cappuccino, semi-skimmed. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1956
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