"linner" meaning in English

See linner in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈlɪnə/ [UK], /ˈlɪnəɹ/ [US], [ˈlɪnɚ] [US] Forms: linners [plural]
enPR: lĭnʹər [US] Rhymes: -ɪnə(ɹ) Etymology: Blend of lunch + dinner. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|lunch|dinner|}} Blend of lunch + dinner Head templates: {{en-noun}} linner (plural linners)
  1. A meal or snack eaten between the normal times for lunch and dinner. Synonyms: dunch Related terms: brinner, brunch, brupper
    Sense id: en-linner-en-noun-qaFqWTxN Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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