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Meaning of S'bucks | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

Abbreviation of Starbucks.

abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial

Examples

“S'bucks and PH. Oh dude, puleeeze. More like Cafe Venezia and Dahlia Lounge.”
“Their aggressive tactics which have gotten them into every neighborhood which once had independent "character" disgusts me. (Kudos to the North Beach Business Association, the first regional group to tell S'bucks' lawyers where to go and get away with it.)”
“Well, it was just a goof in an email to some friends, but checking Canada411.com gives 118 S'bucks in B.C., and 86 in Vancouver (which seems to include the GVA).”
“It would be nice if they were bought out by Starbucks! Thanks for keeping us posted. ( drinking a very strong cup of S'bucks Columbian as I type)”
“Not all that fond of S'bucks myself. it's^([sic]) ok, but I'll still walk past the 2 nearby ones to get to our Au Bon Pan. We've got 2 of those also, both with better coffee for less mone^([sic]) than at teh^([sic]) Starbucks.”
“My choice is and always be Starbucks...or as we say..."s'bucks".^([sic]) Go in and ask for a Red Eye Special if you don't ever want to blink again (light roast with 2 shots of espresso)...mmmmmm.”
“For people like me, who have to study the menu nearly every S'bucks visit just to be able to convey what @#*% SIZE they want, Sunday's strip was wonderfully spot-on.”
“> […] thinking that customers won't buy their triple grande, low fat / > no fat half mocha twists from a barista (note the lower case "b") with > some nose jewelry, they fire the employee (actually two so far in the > local community). […] That's weird - every S'bucks in the US I've ever visited ignores the piercing policy. Hell, _I_ violate the piercing policy.”
“I nearly got mashed in a Starbucks parking lot by someone driving way too fast for either blind corners or parking lots. S'bucks can't do much about putting traffic calming measures in their own parking lots for obvious reasons (speed bumps and hot coffee don't mix).”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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