Brunch
In short: “Brunch” is a blend of “breakfast” and “lunch”: a late-morning meal, usually on weekends.
“Brunch” is a blend of “breakfast” and “lunch”—and it became popular in the 1930s. It usually happens on weekends and often includes both sweet and savory food. Want pancakes and salad at the same time? That’s brunch!
How to use it
Brunch is a relaxed, social meal, often with friends on a Saturday or Sunday, from late morning to early afternoon. Menus mix breakfast food like eggs and pancakes with lunch dishes. Words made by joining parts of two words are called blends. “Smog” (smoke + fog) and “motel” (motor + hotel) are others.
Examples
- Do you want to get brunch on Sunday?
- We had brunch at a new café near the park.
- I slept in, so breakfast turned into brunch.
A common mistake
Say have brunch, go to brunch or get brunch, usually without “a,” not “eat a brunch.” Use “a” only with a description, like “a big brunch.”
Where it comes from
The word is usually traced to an 1895 British magazine article by Guy Beringer, who argued for a late Sunday meal instead of an early church-day dinner. Brunch later spread to the U.S., where it became much more popular in the 1930s.
Say it out loud
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Source: Honey and Herb