"brinner" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɹɪnɚ/ [US] Forms: brinners [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪnə(ɹ) Etymology: Blend of breakfast + dinner, on the pattern of brunch. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|breakfast|dinner}} Blend of breakfast + dinner Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} brinner (countable and uncountable, plural brinners)
  1. (humorous slang) An evening meal consisting of breakfast food; breakfast for dinner. Tags: countable, humorous, slang, uncountable Synonyms: brupper [humorous, slang] Related terms: brunch, linner, lupper

Inflected forms

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