brunch
Americannoun
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brunches
plural
verb (used without object)
noun
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Etymology
Origin of brunch
First recorded in 1895–1900; br(eakfast) + (l)unch
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It will be open for lunch, dinner and weekend brunch, with hours that extend well past the museum’s closing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
“I don’t do this every day,” he wrote in Spanish on Instagram of his $32.99 brunch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Add a cold, slushy coffee drink and suddenly breakfast at home begins to feel like brunch.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
"I made many friends!" she exclaims, adding that a plan to get brunch together is already in the works.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
He says he has plenty of friends in Manhattan and that they should meet for brunch some Sunday.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
The high point: They were weekend mimosa brunches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
The best brunches in L.A. include seafood towers at a Virgil Village clam shack, live jazz and bottomless mimosas in Sherman Oaks and tableside cinnamon rolls and Bloody Marys in Brentwood, plus much more.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2025
In Chicago, Boystown — with its mix of cocktail lounges, gay bars, nightclubs, parades and drag brunches — has become a well-oiled machine for queer culture in the city.
From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2025
Mr Saverimutto owned Kiwi Beverages, which opened in November 2023 and sold coffee and brunches to the public.
From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2024
“After school, you can come to help prep for dinner, and then after dinner, help clear the tables and wash dishes. And can you do Saturday and Sunday brunches as well?”
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
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