elevenses
Meaning
A short mid-morning break taken around eleven o'clock for a drink or light snack.
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪˈlɛv(ə)nzɪz/
Etymology
From dialectal elevens (“the eleven-o'clock meal”).
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