According to M-W, lunch is short for luncheon, which is an alteration of nuncheon which is a light snack.
Not the way I eat lunch though, which is often the biggest meal of the day.
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According to M-W, lunch is short for luncheon, which is an alteration of nuncheon which is a light snack.
Not the way I eat lunch though, which is often the biggest meal of the day.
1580, nonechenche "light mid-day meal," from none "noon" + schench "drink," from O.E. scenc, from scencan "pour out." Altered by northern Eng. dial. lunch "hunk of bread or cheese" (1590), which probably is from Sp. lonja "a slice," lit. "loin." When it first appeared, luncheon meant "thick piece, hunk;" sense of "light repast between mealtimes" is from 1652, esp. in ref. to an early afternoon meal eaten by those who have a noontime dinner.
So lunch = "Pour out the noon drink and then have a hunk of bread"?
When it first appeared, luncheon meant "thick piece, hunk;" sense of "light repast between mealtimes"
I.e., "nooner."?
Ozzy Osbourne on how he regrets putting his family on display in a reality TV show: "Since filming started [on MTV's 'The Osbournes'], my wife has had cancer, my two kids became junkies, I went back to booze and smoking pot, and then I died twice in a bike accident. Life's not all about money."
Right. MTV is the cause of all of that, Oz. t rolls eyes
I.e., "nooner."?
Stop that.
Where's that study that shows MTV causes cancer?
Jesse - Netflix just recommended Desk Set.
I.e., "nooner."?
Ahahahaha!!!
Netflix just recommended Desk Set.
Hepburn/Tracy? I love that one!
yep. I had never heard of it. Jesse was outraged. there was eyerolling. it possibly went on forever.