brupper

English

Etymology

Blend of breakfast +‎ supper, on the pattern of brunch. From at least 1949.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹʌpɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹʌpə/
• Rhymes: -ʌpə(ɹ)

Noun

brupper (plural bruppers)

1. (humorous slang) A meal consisting of a fusion of breakfast (one’s first meal upon awakening) and supper.
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:brupper.

Related terms

• brinner (humorous slang)

See also

• brunch
• linner
• lupper