black and pink

black and pink
 n.— «Pity the coffee vendor in New York who doesn’t know that a black and pink means a black coffee with a packet of saccharin.» —“Showdown at the Coffee Shop” by Kim Severson New York Times Apr. 15, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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