The etymology of lunch.

[Madison]

Originally posted by Miss Tree

Is that sarcasm?

I love discovering where modern words come from, but one must wonder Mr. Krass if you've been hitting the books a bit too hard lately. Give youself a break. Do something fun. Of course it might be fun to use that bit of info in the cafeteria as a pick up line for the smarter type female of your species.

In the Word Association thread, someone didn't believe that lunch and dinner were once held in the afternoon, and that supper was in the evening.

I promised I'd elaborate further, and I tried to do that a bit here. It only took me a few moments of research.

Oh, and please, please, please, please, please don't call me mister Thanks.