lunchroom

[ luhnch-room, -roo m ]

/ ˈlʌntʃˌrum, -ˌrʊm /

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noun

a room, as in a school, where light meals or snacks can be bought or where food brought from home may be eaten.

a luncheonette.

Nearby words

luncheon voucher, luncheonette, lunchhook, lunchmeat, lunchpail, lunchroom, lunchtime, lunchwagon, lunchy, lund, lundberg

Origin of lunchroom

First recorded in 1815–25; lunch + room

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Examples from the Web for lunchroom

Then, a joke was rewriting the lunchroom menu to include "scrambled snails" and “fried ants.”
Doug Kenney: The Odd Comic Genius Behind ‘Animal House’ and National Lampoon|Robert Sam Anson|March 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sometimes, the kids would make fun of Mrs. Johnston in the lunchroom, that she cried in class and everything.
Bullied to Death|Lucinda Franks|March 30, 2010|DAILY BEAST
How long did you stay in the lunchroom after Truly identified this person as being an employee?
Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
He was at the front of the lunchroom, not very far inside—he was just inside the lunchroom door.
Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

Well, there is a side door, a north door, coming into the lunchroom that they can come through.
Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Another place where you have a chance to see your friends is the employees' lunchroom—and it certainly is a popular place.
The Romance of a Great Store|Edward Hungerford
And that will be one hallway to go down to get from the lunchroom to the front stairway?
Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

British Dictionary definitions for lunchroom

lunchroom

/ (ˈlʌntʃˌruːm, -ˌrʊm) /

noun

US and Canadian a room where lunch is served or where students, employees, etc, may eat lunches they bring

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