Definition of BRUNCH

brunch

Plural: brunches

Noun

  • combination breakfast and lunch; usually served in late morning
  • A meal eaten later in the day than breakfast and earlier than lunch, and often consisting of typical foods from both of those meals.

Verb

Verb Forms: brunched, brunching, brunches

  • To eat a late morning meal combining breakfast and lunch.
  • eat a meal in the late morning
    • "We brunch in Sundays"
  • To eat brunch.

Examples

  • After a long Words With Friends tournament, we planned to brunch and dissect our gameplays.
  • Feeling a bit peckish, Sandra made herself some brunch with the leftovers in her fridge.
  • I normally have brunch at the cafĂ© next to work.
  • Let's do brunch sometime at the salad bar!

Origin / Etymology

Blend of breakfast + lunch. Attested from 1895 in British English and from 1930 in the United States.

Scrabble Score: 13

brunch: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
brunch: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
brunch: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

brunch: valid Words With Friends Word