Kaffeesatzlesen

German

Etymology

Kaffeesatz (coffee grounds) +‎ Lesen (reading)

Noun

Kaffeesatzlesen n (strong, genitive Kaffeesatzlesens, no plural)

  1. tasseography; coffee ground reading; tea leaf reading (predicting the future by reading the grounds left in a cup, especially of coffee)
  2. (figurative) pointless speculation or prediction about future events

Declension

Synonyms

  • Kaffeesatzleserei