Starbies

English

Etymology

Clipping of Starbucks with -ie.

Proper noun

Starbies

1. (slang) Starbucks.
   • 2003, Jennifer Wood, Barney Allan, Everything You Want: Re-inventing Consumers, Brands & Communications, Capstone, →ISBN, pages 124–125:

     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 discrimination and incitement to violence.

   • 2006, Julie Kenner, The Manolo Matrix, Downtown Press, →ISBN, page 13:

     A pastry at Starbies and a mocha. […] At any rate, the scones at Starbies are one of my guilty pleasures, and I look forward to my two hours of heaven every Sunday.

   • 2007, Dee Davis, A Match Made on Madison, New York, N.Y.: St. Martin’s Griffin, →ISBN, page 259:

     Finally, with a little help from Starbies, we sobered up.

   • 2010, 2010 Milestone, The Governor’s Academy, page 159:

     Starbies run?

   • 2013, Lindsey Kelk, I Heart Christmas, Harper, →ISBN, page 124:

     ‘Want a coffee or anything?’ he asked. ‘I’m going down to Starbies.’

   • 2014, Bob Odenkirk, A Load of Hooey: A Collection of New Short Humor Fiction, San Francisco, Calif.: McSweeney’s, →ISBN, page 40:

     There’s a Starbies in the lower level—see you down there.

   • 2014 November, Sabrina James, “Starbucks wine”, in Parents, page 15:

     Come witching hour (or after 4 p.m. at select Starbucks locations), you’ll find us ordering a Decaf Triple Venti Non-Fat Pinot Noir, hoping indoor playgrounds at Starbies will be next.

   • 2015 September 4, “Vancity Buzz”, in The Province, Vancouver, B.C., page 2:

     As it turns out, coconut milk has been the second-most coffee-affiliated requested item on the website MyStarbucksIdea.com, a site for Starbies enthusiasts to put in their requests for an improved experience.

   • 2017 May 15, Zach Bethel, “How to calm your coffee cravings in Tallahassee”, in The Almanac, page 35:

     Some people live and breathe by Starbies and others just can’t stand the price.

   • 2018, Cynthia A. Rodriguez, Evol, →ISBN:

     For all of her fanciness, Sabrina still prefers Dunkin’ Donuts over Starbies; a fact that I will forever tease her for.

   • 2018 September 2, Michael Andor Brodeur, “It’s a Thing: A Review of the Week Online”, in Boston Sunday Globe, volume 294, number 64, page B16:

     […] others (OK maybe just one person) wondered if Starbucks would ever respond to their well-written proposal to introduce America to the Zucchiniccino. (No biggie Starbies, I’ll just be over here getting rich.)

   • 2019 September 11, “Labor Day weekend ends with labor of love”, in The Daily Journal, volume 145, number 254, section “Dogs of the week”, page 4B:

     Claire’s looking for someone who wants to spend this fall drinking pumpkin spice lattes from Starbies, burning Bath & Body Works new fall collection candles, and watching all of her favorite scary movies; […]

   • 2021 October, Taylor Andrews, “This scary, cultish dating trend has gone mainstream”, in Cosmopolitan, page 61:

     This does *not* mean that you should fault yourself for wanting to feel loved and appreciated—and it’s not always a red flag if someone compliments you or knows your Starbies order by heart early on.

Noun

Starbies (plural Starbies)

1. (slang) A coffee from Starbucks.
   • 2017, Kashlee Kucheran, The High Maintenance Minimalist: A Modern Guide to Downsizing, Decluttering and Creating the Freedom to Travel More, →ISBN:

     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!

   • 2020, the founders of My “Therapist Says”, My Therapist Says…: Advice You Should Probably (Not) Follow, Rock Point, →ISBN, page 34:

     ❑ If you want to piss him off, bring him a Starbies while he’s “working”

   • 2021 June 10, Hugh Robert, “Starbucks coping with complex drink orders”, in The Republican, page E9:

     One TikTok celebrity who has 9 million followers has been dreaming up, ordering, and posting daily coffee drinks she calls “Starbies.”

   • 2022 September 1, Ellie Kemp, “How to create your own Pumpkin Spice Latte for almost half the price of a Starbucks”, in Manchester Evening News‎^[1]:

     PSL season is here and the experts have cracked how to make your own for less than a Starbies