linner

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linner

/ˈlɪnə/ UK
/ˈlɪnəɹ/ US
[ˈlɪnɚ] US

Rhymes with -ɪnə(ɹ)

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Blend of lunch + dinner.

noun linners

A meal or snack eaten between the normal times for lunch and dinner. Before going to work, I sometimes stop by a fast food joint for linner (too late for lunch, too early for dinner). There's always a group of elderly African men talking about politics. Since the eating area isn't very large and since their conversation is really interesting, I listen in while I'm sc
Similar: dunch

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@misc{linner_2026,
  title = {linner},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/linner},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}