espressopolitics

/ˌɛsprɛsəʊ pəˈlɪtɪks/nounVerified New

Also in: Espressopolitik (Deutsch) · cafeolítica (Español) · expressopolitique (Français)

The diplomatic maneuvering conducted at the office coffee machine, where real decisions are pre-negotiated.

The espressopolitics arena hosts the pre-meeting before the meeting and the disagreement before the agenda. Alliances are visible in who waits together. The coffee is worse than the café downstairs and the politics are better.

Etym. — espresso + politics — the machine as the office's back-channel summit.

Rel. — snackcommons · microwavetreaty

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