lady who lunches
lady who lunches noun: a lady who is affluent and thus able to have lunch with other such ladies in relatively expensive restaurants.
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Noun
lady who lunches (plural ladies who lunch)
- A lady who is affluent and thus able to have lunch with other such ladies in relatively expensive restaurants.
- But there's always this aggrieved air that I'm some sort of ghastly Harvey Nichols-obsessed lady who lunches while he earns all the money.1996, Helen Fielding, Bridget Jones's Diary: A Novel, London: Picador, →ISBN
- I'm not interested in material things, the way you and your ladies who lunch are, the way my fat brother Aaron is! I'm happy to work on my jewelry, to be able to commit to my religious beliefs through my jewelry.2002, Evan Hunter, The Moment She was Gone: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN
- Synonyms:
- lady of leisure
Synonyms of lady who lunches
Forms of lady who lunches
| plural | ladies who lunch |
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Questions about lady who lunches
- What does lady who lunches mean?
- Lady who lunches means a lady who is affluent and thus able to have lunch with other such ladies in relatively expensive restaurants.
- What part of speech is lady who lunches?
- Lady who lunches is a noun.
- What is the plural of lady who lunches?
- The plural of lady who lunches is ladies who lunch.
Words near lady who lunches in the dictionary
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