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breakfast of champions

breakfast of champions noun: beer, junk food, or other foods implied to be unhealthy.

Noun

breakfast of champions (plural breakfasts of champions)

  1. (informal, ironic) Beer, junk food, or other foods implied to be unhealthy.
    • Aspirins and beer for breakfast; the breakfast of champions.1995, Bill Granger, The New York Yanquis, Arcade Publishing, page 245
    • In one hand he held a slice of cold pizza and in the other a Sprite—his version of the breakfast of champions.2004, J. F. Freedman, Fallen Idols, Warner Books, page 372

Forms of breakfast of champions

pluralbreakfasts of champions

Origin of breakfast of champions

Originally an advertising slogan for Wheaties breakfast cereal. Used ironically in Kurt Vonnegut's 1973 novel Breakfast of Champions to refer to a martini.

Questions about breakfast of champions

What does breakfast of champions mean?
Breakfast of champions means beer, junk food, or other foods implied to be unhealthy.
What part of speech is breakfast of champions?
Breakfast of champions is a noun.
What is the plural of breakfast of champions?
The plural of breakfast of champions is breakfasts of champions.

Words near breakfast of champions in the dictionary

  1. breakfast juice
  2. breakfast mate
  3. breakfast mates
  4. breakfast milk
  5. breakfast milks
  6. breakfast of champions
  7. Breakfast Point
  8. breakfast potatoes
  9. breakfast poutine
  10. breakfast roll
  11. breakfast rolls

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