Shitty, complimentary coffee that is watery or burnt but customers drink it anyway because it is free. The coffee is usually accompanied by a stack of small styrofoam cups, various packets of sweateners, and a large dispenser of powdered creamer.
"Blech, that bank coffee tasted like warm water but I had to stand in line so I just drank it anyway."
in middle and high school debate (California), to appeal to and distract the judge by using a pathos argument that is dramatized and taken out of context
Did you see how they didn't have any evidence at all in their case? They just tried to coffee bean the judge with a fake story!