brunch

[ bruhnch ]

/ brʌntʃ /

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noun

a meal that serves as both breakfast and lunch.

verb (used without object)

to eat brunch: They brunch at 11:00 on Sunday.

Nearby words

brumby, brume, brummagem, brummell, brummie, brunch, brunch coat, brundisium, brunei, brunel, brunelleschi

Origin of brunch

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

Related forms

brunch·er, noun

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Examples from the Web for brunch

My father had visited the States years before we moved here and was totally taken by this American concept of brunch.
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In Paris, you can go to the Brooklyn Café, or have brunch à la Brooklyn.
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Brunch is a catalyst, brunch is the enforcer of different-rules-for-the-weekend.
Don’t Diss the Beauty of Brunch: Defending Our Favorite Meal|Tim Teeman|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Oh dear, the New York Times has pronounced brunch as done, over, declaring, “Brunch is for jerks.”
Don’t Diss the Beauty of Brunch: Defending Our Favorite Meal|Tim Teeman|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST

A New York Times article says brunch is over-rated and for “jerks.”
Don’t Diss the Beauty of Brunch: Defending Our Favorite Meal|Tim Teeman|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At brunch he kept his eyes open, and before too long Panek came into the dining room for his lunch.
Man of Many Minds|E. Everett Evans
Rick and Scotty slept late the following morning and were awakened for brunch by Dr. Miller.
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He took the neck of her brunch coat in his fist and jerked downward.
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British Dictionary definitions for brunch

brunch

/ (brʌntʃ) /

noun

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

Word Origin for brunch

C20: from br (eakfast) + (l) unch

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