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blunch

blunch noun: a meal eaten between brunch and lunch, or combining the two; brunch.

Noun

blunch (uncountable)

  1. (humorous, informal, rare) A meal eaten between brunch and lunch, or combining the two; brunch.
    • In fact, I'm sure my blunch habits sound familiar to many of you who live life (and eat food) on the run — which is most of you.1998, Steven M. Lewis, The ABCs of Real Family Values
    • […] get here early for weekend "blunch," when the small diner quickly reaches capacity.2003, J. D. Dickey, Richie Unterberger, Seattle, page 153

Origin of blunch

Blend of brunch + lunch.

Questions about blunch

What does blunch mean?
Blunch means a meal eaten between brunch and lunch, or combining the two; brunch.
What part of speech is blunch?
Blunch is a noun.

Words near blunch in the dictionary

  1. Blums
  2. blumsak
  3. Blumstein
  4. Blumsteins
  5. blun
  6. blunch
  7. Blunck
  8. Bluncks
  9. Blundell
  10. Blundellian
  11. Blundellians

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