On Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at 11:48:08 AM UTC-4, occam wrote in alt.usage.english:
> On 04/05/2021 22:05, Stefan Ram wrote:
> > In New York jargon, coffee with milk and sugar is called
> > "regular coffee", but everywhere else a regular coffee
> > is a coffee that is not decaffeinated.
> >
> > Are there any other shorter expressions for "coffee with
> > milk and sugar"? I read "American-style Coffee" for it.
> > Maybe I can shorten this to just "American Coffee"?
> > (Not to be confused with "Caffè Americano", though.)
> >
> > I suppose one cannot use "Latte" or "Cafe au Lait" as
> > this would already include specific preparation methods.
> >
> > (To be specific, if this should matter: I refer to sugar and
> > whole diary milk added to drip or instant coffee, so that
> > the drink then consists of about 20 percent of whole diary
> > milk - drunk hot or cold.)
>
> I propose 'builder's coffee' for the Brits. Although the expression does
> not exist for coffee, 'builder's tea' is definitely a thing. It is white
> tea with (lots of) sugar.

Only 'Builder Bob' would drink it, right? No, just jokin'. Anyway,
Coffee with a lot of milk is called café au lait in french. I bet that was what OP was looking for.