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BRUHNCH · noun

English

Origin

This word is a blend of breakfast and lunch, stitched together from the front of one and the back of the other. It first appeared in British English in 1895.

Journey

It took decades for the idea to cross the Atlantic, only catching on in American English around 1930.

Related words

It's built directly from breakfast and lunch, making it a splice rather than a borrowing — its whole identity comes from those two words.

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