cup of coffee

Etymology
Based on the idea that the player was only there long enough to have a cup of coffee.

Noun

 * 1)  The situation where a minor league player comes up to the major league team for a short period of time.
 * I was up for a cup of coffee once; those were the best six days of my career.
 * 1)  One’s personal preference.
 * 2)  An invitation to have sex.
 * 1)  An invitation to have sex.

Synonyms

 * ,, see also Thesaurus:predilection