Starcucks

Starcucks is a pejorative term to describe the American coffee company Starbucks.

It is common usage on message boards.

Origins
The Starbucks company was started in 1971. Since at least 80s, they have been heavily criticized for their coffee. First mention of "StarCUCKS" was in 1998, on a UK forums board concerning drinks in general. In 2007, several Youtube videos were made with the title "starcucks". The videos aren’t available anymore.[1] April 2009, even more videos with the title starcucks were uploaded.

Modern usage
BoycottStarbucks went viral on twitter in 2013, after a man was mistreated by employees at a shop in New Jersey. The hashtag garnered even more attention in 2017 and 2018.

The term Starcucks is still very common on message boards.