"lupper" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: luppers [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌpə(ɹ) Etymology: Apparently from Yiddish לאַפּע (lape) Etymology templates: {{der|en|yi|לאַפּע}} Yiddish לאַפּע (lape) Head templates: {{en-noun}} lupper (plural luppers)
  1. (Polari, usually in the plural) A finger. Tags: Polari, plural-normally Synonyms: finger
    Sense id: en-lupper-en-noun-hEb5WDlG Categories (other): Polari
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: luppers [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌpə(ɹ) Etymology: Blend of lunch + supper Etymology templates: {{blend|en|lunch|supper}} Blend of lunch + supper Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} lupper (countable and uncountable, plural luppers)
  1. (slang, humorous) A meal or snack eaten between the normal times for lunch and supper. Tags: countable, humorous, slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Meals Synonyms: linner, dunch Related terms: brinner, brunch, brupper
    Sense id: en-lupper-en-noun-CQA5blvE Disambiguation of Meals: 8 92 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English blends: 22 78 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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