Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
afters | dessert. |
barbie | (Aust. sl.) a barbecue. |
barby | a barbecue. |
beano | (Sl.) a feast. |
breakfast | the first meal of the day; (verb) to take breakfast. |
brekkie | (Coll.) breakfast. |
brekky | (Coll.) breakfast. |
brunch | a meal combining breakfast and lunch; (verb) to eat a late morning meal. |
bruncher | someone who eats brunch. |
carryout | a takeout order for food. |
chinese | (Coll.) a Chinese meal. No -S. |
collation | a light meal. |
convive | (Arch.) to feast together. |
cookout | a meal eaten and prepared out of doors. |
cornmeal | meal made from corn. |
crudites | (Fr.) raw fruit and vegetables served as hors d'oeuvre. |
dejeune | (Arch.) breakfast, lunch. |
dejeuner | (Fr.) a breakfast; sometimes, also, a lunch or collation. |
deskfast | a breakfast eaten at one's desk. |
dine | to eat dinner. |
disjune | (Scots) breakfast; (verb) to take breakfast. |
elevenses | a light meal or coffee break at around 11 am. |
entree | (Fr.) a dish served between the fish course and the main meat course. |
feast | a rich and abundant meal; (verb) to eat sumptuously. |
fourses | (Dial.) a snack taken at four o'clock. |
friture | (Fr.) a dish of fried food, a fritter. |
kai | (NZ) a meal. |
kaikai | (Maori) food, a feast. |
kickshaw | a fancy dish, a delicacy; a trinket. |
kickshaws | a fancy dish, a delicacy; a trinket. |
lunch | a noonday meal; (verb) to eat a noonday meal. |
lunchbreak | a break for lunch. |
luncheon | lunch; (verb, arch.) to take luncheon. |
luncher | one who takes lunch. |
meze | (Turkish) a type of appetizer served in Greece. |
mezze | (Turkish) a type of appetizer served in Greece. |
munchie | a small amount of food eaten between meals. |
munchy | suitable for snacking. |
nacket | (Scots) a snack, a light lunch. |
nibbly | a small food item. |
nocket | a snack; a light lunch. |
nuncheon | a light meal; a lunch. |
picnic | an outdoor excursion with food (verb) to go on a picnic |
picnicker | one who picnics. |
picnicky | like a picnic. |
pigout | (Coll.) a feast. |
pousowdie | (Scots) any mixture of heterogeneous kinds of food. |
powsowdy | (Scots) any mixture of heterogeneous kinds of food. |
prandial | of or relating to a meal. |
prandially | (Adv.) PRANDIAL, of or relating to a meal. |
ratatouille | (Fr.) a vegetable dish of aubergines, courgettes, tomatoes, onions, and peppers fried and stewed in oil |
refection | refreshment; a meal. |
refective | relating to refection. |
repast | a large meal, a feast; (verb, Shakesp.) to feed. |
rumbledethump | a Scottish dish of butter and mashed potatoes, sometimes mixed with cabbage or turnips. |
rumbledethumps | a Scottish dish of butter and mashed potatoes, sometimes mixed with cabbage or turnips. |
scouse | a sailor's dish; bread scouse contains no meat; lobscouse contains meat, etc. |
seder | (Hebrew) a Pesach ceremonial meal. |
smokeho | in the Falkland Isles, an 11 a.m meal consisting of sausage rolls, cream cakes and strong sweet tea. |
smoko | in the Falkland Isles, an 11 a.m meal consisting of sausage rolls, cream cakes and strong sweet tea. |
smorg | (Short for) smorgasbord. |
snack | a light meal; (verb) to eat a light meal. |
snacker | one who snacks. |
snacky | suitable as a light meal. |
supper | a light meal eaten in the evening; (verb, arch.) to provide with supper. |
takeaway | a meal that is taken away from the place of purchase. |
takeout | a takeaway. |
thali | (Hindi) a meal consisting of several small meat or vegetable dishes accompanied by rice, bread, etc.. |
tiffin | lunch; a light meal; (verb) to have lunch. |
tiffing | lunch; a light meal. |
undern | (Obs.) orig the third hour of the day, about nine a.m; later, a light meal taken in the afternoon. |
voidee | (Hist.) wine and light food taken before going to bed. |
zakouska | (Russian) a hors d'oeuvre; a snack. |
zakuska | (Russian) a hors d'oeuvre; a snack. |