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brunch

American  
[bruhnch] / brʌntʃ /

noun

  1. a meal that serves as both breakfast and lunch.

verb (used without object)

  1. to eat brunch.

    They brunch at 11:00 on Sunday.
brunch British  
/ brʌntʃ /

noun

  1. a meal eaten late in the morning, combining breakfast with lunch

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Other Word Forms

  • bruncher noun

Etymology

Origin of brunch

First recorded in 1895–1900; br(eakfast) + (l)unch

Example Sentences

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A beats & brunch event with DJ Pauly D will follow on Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times

Next Valentine’s Day, he’s taking his wife and three daughters to brunch.

From The Wall Street Journal

Then he said, “We just had brunch next door,” and he pointed to the Broken Yolk Café.

From Literature

She also referenced a planned brunch with another person, who it appears Epstein had already received a photograph of.

From BBC

Also during this time, functions that started at brunch time and ended before 10 p.m. that were truly having a moment at this time.

From Los Angeles Times

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