Did you maybe mean one of these? vent, vents
Definitions
Etymologies
- From the Italian venti ("twenty"), due to being twenty ounces in size. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“After a number of misadventures in Starbucks, I've decided that venti is Italian for rip-off.”
“In that case, I will never say the word venti, ever again.”
“Just under 800 Democratic big shots (who if they were created today would be called venti delegates) will be the deciders.”
Allison Fine: A People Powered 21st Century Democratic Party
“No, I just don't think anyone should charge $3.85 for a large -- excuse me, "venti" -- cappuccino).”
“Rosenthal's Starbucks 'story struck a nerve with many who saw the headline and assumed she'd made a stand against Starbucks' invented lexicon of words like "venti" and "grande" to mean large and medium.”
The Huffington Post: Lynne Rosenthal, Starbucks Protester, Vows To Never Go To 'Fascist' Chain Again
“Get up an hour early, take the A train to downtown Brooklyn and voila, you'll see savings on your large (I refuse to say "venti"!) coffee.”
“We aren't talking actual drugs here, of course, but the addiction to living beyond one's means, on the edge, squeezing that last borrowed dollar out of China to live large -- be it by supersizing at McDonald's, going "venti" at Starbucks, building a McMansion on steroids, taking a lavish family vacation, or splurging on that timeshare by the beach.”
“Today, I ordered a "venti" latte at Starbucks, said "for here," handed over my money and received my change, only to be told that they're out of venti cups.”
“The high prices signal not just quality but luxury, and the specialized vocabulary ( "venti," "doppio" and the like) elevates a mundane form of consumption into the realm of cosmopolitan taste.”
“Likewise, Tim Hortons may well step into the gap between the carnival-colored Dunkin Donuts and the pricey, sometimes laughably artsy "venti" of Starbucks.”
Lists
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• Words I often hear at my workplace
We don't know much of each other. (And this is probably why we still like each other.)
Add a word you hear at your workplace, and increase the mistery.
(One at a time, as in a spy story.)cathemerality, phylogenetics, lead generation, acquisitions, haha response, barcode, arthur or martha ..., venti, pedagogically, symphony product, p and ls, recovery process and 100 more...
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How Do You Take Your Coffee?
The things that can be done to a cuppa joe.
Kahlúa, Irish coffee, syrup shot, vanilla, hazelnut, Sanka, harmless, decaf, half-caf, quad, triple, double and 97 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for venti.
bilby I love spoof songs. Apr 23, 2008
arcadia So, I'm torn between the two videos: I mean, that's a pretty sweet flute in the Starbucks song, but the jazzy sax is amazing in Microsoft's song, too. ...How do you find this stuff? Apr 22, 2008
sionnach OH DEAR GOD!! I JUST WATCHED BOTH VIDEO LINKS. IT'S LIKE GAPING INTO THE PORTALS OF HELL.
THE HORROR!!!! THE HORROR!!!!
GOD IS DEAD. THE BEAST IS ON THE MOVE. FLEE!!! FLEE!!!
Mistah Kurtz, he dead. Apr 22, 2008
asativum Erm. That's an Apple ad, right? Apr 22, 2008
john What, you mean the worst song ever, in all of recorded history? Maybe.
Microsoft is trying to give them a run for their money, though. Apr 22, 2008
arcadia Hey John! Please tell me you're about to reference that incredible "We built this Starbucks" song for those who may have missed it. Apr 22, 2008
john You work at Starbucks? Apr 22, 2008
Prolagus ...wow, that's a mistery. Apr 22, 2008