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lupper

lupper noun: a finger.

Noun (1)

lupper (plural luppers)

  1. (Polari, plural-normally) A finger.
    • Order lau your luppers on the strillers bona.1967, Kenneth Horne, Bona Guest House (Round the Horne), season 3, spoken by Julian (Hugh Paddick)
    • What about your luppers? They size ten too?2015, Brian Fairbairn, Karl Eccleston, 1:52 from the start, in Putting on the Dish, spoken by Maureen (Steve Wickenden)
    Synonyms:
    finger

Noun (2)

lupper (countable and uncountable, plural luppers)

  1. (humorous, slang) A meal or snack eaten between the normal times for lunch and supper.
    • Working a 12:30 pm. to 9:00 pm. work shift raises the question: How can you tell the difference between the meals “linner” and “lupper?” Well, “linner” is closer to the normal lunch hour, and “lupper” is closer to supper.2004, Rolland E. Stroup, Distilled Lincoln Anecdotes
    • “It's not lunch time or dinner time,” she said. It was almost four o'clock. “Have you eaten lunch?” She shook her head no. “Do you have plans for dinner?” Again. No. “Good. We'll have lupper.” “Lupper?” “Lunch and supper. […]2012, Naomi Gayle, Landscapes in August, page 168
    Synonyms:
    linner, dunch

Examples of lupper in a sentence

  • 'I'd be careful where you put your luppers, darling,' said Albert Slater.2015, Alex Howard, A Hard Woman to Kill (DCI Hanlon Series; 3):
  • All I wanted to do was get out of my wet clothes, catch a little lupper and get some much-needed rest.2012, R. M. Singhose, Living the Dream: Harley Woman: Tales from the Open Road, page 200:

Synonyms of lupper

Forms of lupper

pluralluppers

Origin of lupper

Apparently from Yiddish לאַפּע (lape)

Blend of lunch + supper.

Words that rhyme with lupper

Questions about lupper

What does lupper mean?
Lupper means a finger.
How do you use lupper in a sentence?
'I'd be careful where you put your luppers, darling,' said Albert Slater.
What part of speech is lupper?
Lupper is a noun.
What is the plural of lupper?
The plural of lupper is luppers.

Words near lupper in the dictionary

  1. lupophone
  2. lupophones
  3. Lupos
  4. lupous
  5. luppa
  6. lupper
  7. luppers
  8. luppie
  9. luppies
  10. Luppino
  11. Luppinos

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