Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. UK elevenses
Etymologies
- From dialectal elevens ("the eleven-o'clock meal"). (Wiktionary)
Examples
“From Firefly marathons complete with Mandarin Chinese lessons to Lord of the Rings marathons complete with elevensies and luncheon (and ever other Hobbit meal), Drafthouse always delivered a spectacular event.”
“I definitely planned these out as "breakfast bagels", though I can attest to the fact that they were eaten as not only breakfast, but for second breakfast, elevensies, and occasionally afternoon tea.”
“Mrs. Prendergast snorted with disgust as she walked off to prepare their elevensies.”
“There are so many great restaurants in New York that one is tempted to have all seven squares a day – first breakfast, second breakfast, elevensies, etc.”
“After a somewhat unusual Monday in London, which will forever be imprinted on my memory as the day I ate fish and chips for elevensies, lunch in Hospital, was served delicate amuse-bouche French pastries an hour later, and a full afternoon tea at four, being subjected to several hours of ear-splitting drilling and jigsawing was something of a brutal jolt back to reality.”
“Don't adjust your speakers or ponder whether anyone's slipped 'something' into your elevensies, as this is simply the sound of 'chillwave'.”
“-What she ate for lunch/breakfast/dinner/elevensies”
“Hobbits apparently have seven meals a day - breakfast, second breakfast, elevensies, luncheon, afternoon tea, dinner, supper - an idea we should perhaps all aspire too.”
“I don't have time to do an 80's rap album style list of shoutouts because I'm trying to work in 6 or 7 Bay Area meals today and it's almost time for elevensies.”
“At what would be elevensies time if we hadn't got up so late, two digestive biscuits on a plate.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘elevensies’.
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Elevensies
eleven, elevens, eleventeen, eleventh, elevenths, eleventy, elevenses, elevensies, eleventh hour, elevenpence, eleven-dimensional, eleven-plus and 12 more...
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A Matter Of Time
Favorite time-related words.
vespertine, twilight, gloaming, eftsoon, eventide, dawn, eos, dusk, witching hour, ephemeral, candlemark, autumnal and 122 more...
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heather's Words
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Tweets
Looking for tweets for elevensies.
fbharjo It is hobbitual, no matter what! Nov 13, 2010
sionnach Though I am neither a hobbit or a supernerd,
I'm pretty sure it's elevenses. Not just in middle earth either, but in England as well. Oct 22, 2007
chained_bear I don't know, I can never find one. They're like taxis! Oct 22, 2007
infostyx Oh boy. Where is there a hobbit when you need one ? Or a LOTR supernerd. Oct 22, 2007
chained_bear Is this the term for the mid-morning hobbit meal? Is it elevensies or elevenses? Oct 22, 2007