电影、电视剧里面经常会出现这样的场景：主人公穿着高档睡袍慢步来到餐桌前坐定，一手拿起当天的早报，一手端起冒着热气的咖啡喝了起来；就在此时，报纸头条的一则报道让他大吃一惊，喝到嘴里的咖啡一下子喷了出来……看来那个报道一定让他很不安、很诧异，it is a real coffee spitter.

Coffee spitter is an item in the morning news that's so surprising it causes you to spit out your coffee. A similar effect can be achieved with tea and other breakfast beverages¹.

Coffee spitter一般指早报上让你惊诧到把喝到嘴里的咖啡吐出来的新闻。茶或者其他早餐饮品都可以用在这个表达中表示相同的意思。

Now, it can mean something that is outrageous², shocking, or upsetting, particularly a newspaper headline or article.

现在coffee spitter指让人愤怒、惊愕或不安的事情，尤其指报纸头条或者报道。