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"cup of coffee" is code for date. Plausible deniability and all. There are other ways to talk that are less ambiguous.
by bonoboTP 10y ago
"cup of coffee" is code for date. Plausible deniability and all. There are other ways to talk that are less ambiguous.
- rimantas 10y agoOk, then what's the code for cup of coffee?
- Mz 10y ago"Cup of coffee" -- it just depends on the context and how it is asked.
- recursive 10y agoThe same. The only reason plausible deniability works is that it's ambiguous.
- sliverstorm 10y agoAmbiguous might not be quite the right term. In many cases for such an invite, it's desirable that it be pretty clear you mean a date, but you still retain deniability. I guess you could say you want the implication to be clear and fairly unambiguous, but not explicit/provable. Double entendre comes to mind.
- stale2002 10y ago"Hey, I'm heading out for coffee in 15, want to join?" There is a big difference between "lets meet and talk to each other for an hour at the coffee shop on the weekend" and "We are at work, lets take a quick break!"
- riboflava 10y ago"Want to grab some (Starbucks|Blue Bottle|Peetz|etc)?" Maybe they'll just get a cookie.
- bigtunacan 10y agoAs a straight male I've asked plenty of people, both male and female to grab a cup of coffee. So far no one seems to have been confused. They all understood it was just getting coffee and chatting.