kaffeeklatsch/coffee klatsch
in Germany, this expression is sex-neutral, referring to informal social gatherings of both sexes. In the United States, however, it has been used to belittle gatherings of women (U.S. men do not have kaffeeklatsches). The term is much less popular in recent years; people use instead get-together, tea, coffee, coffee break, social hour, visit, talk, open house, party.
