luncheon
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luncheon
- /ˈlʌn.tʃən/ US, UK
Rhymes with -ʌntʃən
Where it comes from
Of uncertain origin. Possibly derived from an earlier *lumpchin, *lumpchen, a diminutive of lump (“chunk, parcel of food, lunch”), thus related to lunch. It is unclear which came first: whether lunch is a shortening of luncheon, or whether luncheon is an augmentation of lunch. Possibly also a dissimilatory form of or influenced by nuncheon (“light snack taken in the afternoon”).
Noun sense 2 (“sausage”) is likely a ellipsis of luncheon sausage or luncheon meat.
noun luncheons · lunching · lunchen · slunchin · lunshin · lunchion
- A formal meal served in the middle of the day. Most people thought the food at the luncheon was mediocre.
- A large, cheap, processed sausage served in thin slices. Ian bought the luncheon since it was on special.
- Any midday meal; lunch. "Have you had luncheon?"
- A lump of food.
- A portion of food taken at any time except at a regular meal; an informal or light repast. At twilight in the summer there is never anybody to fear—man, woman, or cat—in the chambers and at that hour the mice come out. They do not eat parchment or foolscap or red tape, but they eat the luncheon crumbs.
verb luncheons · luncheoning · luncheoned · lunching · lunchen
- To eat luncheon. In the meantime, while ladies are luncheoning on chicken pie, or coursing in whirling britskas, performing all the singular ceremonies of a London morning in the heart of the season[…]
- To serve luncheon to. Towns welcomed us in our hundreds; M.P.’s luncheoned us, manufacturers turned out their warehouses, decorated them and feasted us; private families tea’d us on their lawns, but we were so true to our art that we always returned to—“papers!”
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: lunch, tiffin, dejeuner, lunchtime, dinner, dinnertime, meal, dining, brunch, dine, supper, diner, lunchbox, breakfast, banquet, toast
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Talk about this word "luncheon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/luncheon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. luncheon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/luncheon "luncheon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/luncheon.Cite this
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title = {luncheon},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/luncheon},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
