Starbies

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Starbies

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Clipping of Starbucks with -ies.

proper noun

slang Starbucks. In fact the ad’s appeal is just as aggressive and self-satisfied as any unreconstructed 1980s ‘greed is good’ type of message. It also casts Starbucks’ brand character as someone who ‘hates Christmas’. If this ad were run in the US it might even inspire some militant carolistas to sue Starbies for d

noun Starbies

slang A coffee from Starbucks. Alison and Ben grabbed a Kerig on Amazon, but then wanted to try a French press, and then totally splurged on that $5k built in Italian espresso machine, and then said ‘screw it’ and bought a cheapo plastic one from China. And still treat themselves with a Starbies here and there!

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"Starbies." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/starbies. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Starbies. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/starbies

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"Starbies." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/starbies.

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@misc{starbies_2026,
  title = {Starbies},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/starbies},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}