brunch
1. Especially in UK. A commonly used term for any meal eaten in
late morning or early afternoon, as the first meal of the day, serving simultaneously as both breakfast and lunch. Meals typically eaten as brunch include a
fry-up, cheese on toast, pancakes or leftovers from the previous night's dinner.2. Especially in North America. A
buffet-style meal eaten together with friends as a social occasion, any time from mid-morning to late afternoon, usually in café or restaurant, but potentially also at home. Usually consists of typical breakfast foods, such as toast, pancakes, cold meats, cheese, sausages, bacon, bread, jam and cakes. Chiefly associated with bourgeois hipsters and middle-aged socialites.
brunch
by Skaught on Apr 05, 2004 13:12:56
Contraction of breakfast and lunch, usually occurring around the hour of 11
a.m. Typically reserved for snobs and
biddies who like tea and
jam.
Example:
"
Muffy, would you care for a bit of brunch after tennis? I can make
reservations at the
Forsythia Garden Tea House."
"Splendid. Do."
brunch
by Mel on Jan 23, 2006 15:38:49
It's not quite breakfast, it's not quite lunch, but it comes with a slice of
cantaloupe at the end. You don't get completely what you would
get at breakfast, but you get
a good meal.
Example:
Helen Lovejoy: Well, I had just finished eating and was about
to leave when I looked over this way and said to myself, "Why, isn't that
Marge Simpson over there, having brunch with a man who isn't her husband?"
brunch
by andynyc on Sep 01, 2006 02:09:44
a weekend ritual for
twenty-something New Yorkers involving the sharing of the first meal of the day with friends after a night of debauchery. Brunch can occur any time after noon and before 5 p.m. on either Saturday or Sunday and serves as a great way to catch up with friends over moderately priced food as well as bloody
marys, mimosas or several glasses of champagne. Post-brunch activities often include
napping or drunk shopping.
brunch
by andynyc on Sep 04, 2006 13:28:55
a weekend ritual for
twenty-something New Yorkers involving the sharing of the first meal of the day with friends after a night of debauchery. Brunch can occur any time after noon and before 5 p.m. on either Saturday or Sunday and serves as a great way to catch up with friends over moderately priced food as well as bloody
marys, mimosas or several glasses of champagne. Post-brunch activities often include
napping or drunk shopping.