rarebit
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of rarebit
First recorded in 1845–50
Example Sentences
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Ms Geraedts believes rarebit became popular due to Wales' connection to cheese-making, despite its name being a sarcastic "patronising" English joke.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2025
She added "rarebit" was a corruption of "rabbit" and is unique to this dish, first appearing as "rare bit".
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2025
Markert’s pastrami variation, dubbed Rarebit and Rye, comes packed with browned onions and Welsh rarebit, transforming this deli standard into something more sweet and luxurious.
From Washington Post • Feb. 27, 2023
Welsh rarebit — toast with cheese sauce — gets the glam treatment, too.
From Washington Post • Jan. 27, 2023
For, as an ideal, a Scotch castle is as English as a Welsh rarebit or an Irish stew.
From What I Saw in America by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)
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