brunch
pronunciation
How to pronounce brunch in British English:
UK [brʌntʃ]
How to pronounce brunch in American English:
US [brʌntʃ]
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- Noun:
- combination breakfast and lunch; usually served in late morning
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- Verb:
- eat a late-morning meal
Word Origin
- brunch
- 1896, British student slang merger of breakfast and lunch.To be fashionable nowadays we must 'brunch'. Truly an excellent portmanteau word, introduced, by the way, last year, by Mr. Guy Beringer, in the now defunct Hunter's Weekly, and indicating a combined breakfast and lunch. ["Punch," Aug. 1, 1896]
Example
- 1. Mother 's day gifts today : brunch , bouquets , bling
- 2. And perhaps avoid that sunday brunch .
- 3. Anyone fancy going out for brunch ?
- 4. If you 're relaxed and enjoying yourself , you 're at brunch .
- 5. You know which conversations you shouldn 't be having at brunch with friends .