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LUNCHEON
Definition of LUNCHEON
noun
A formal meal served in the middle of the day.
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Where it comes from
Of uncertain origin. Possibly derived from an earlier *lumpchin, *lumpchen, a diminutive of lump (“chunk, parcel of food, lunch”), thus related to lunch. It is unclear which came first: whether lunch is a shortening of luncheon, or whether luncheon is an augmentation of lunch. Possibly also a dissimilatory form of or influenced by nuncheon (“light snack taken in the afternoon”). Noun sense 2 (“sausage”) is likely a ellipsis of luncheon sausage or luncheon meat.
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, LUNCHEON · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
LUNCHEON in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 139, 6 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 139, 6 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LUNCHEON starts with L and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read CEHLNNOU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N appears more than once.
Words that start LUNCHE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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