Are the Lexicographers out to Lunch?

Authors

  • William Sayers Cornell University Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/ppc.27818

Keywords:

lexicography, etymology, slang, lunch, luncheon, meal , elevensies, language change

Abstract

This lexical note concerns with the definition and etymology of the word luncheon. 

Author Biography

  • William Sayers, Cornell University

    William Sayers is a former teacher and librarian at Cornell University. His gripping collection of etymological essays, Eatymologies, is published by Prospect Books.

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Published

2021-11-01

Issue

PPC 121 (2021)

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Sayers, William. 2021. “Are the Lexicographers Out to Lunch?”. Petits Propos Culinaires, November, 114-19. https://doi.org/10.1558/ppc.27818.