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brekky

brekky

1 8.4
A casual word for the first meal of the day
  • noun
  • UK
: desayuno
  • Professional learning programs for teachers, e.g., Techie Brekky (before school), Quick Shot (10-15 minute quick lesson with a coffee), and Coaching Clinics (45 minutes-1 hour).

Examples

  • - I'm dying for a bit of brekky.

    Yellow Submarine (1968)

  • Brekky.

    A Dog's Breakfast (2007)

  • I always look forward to having some avocado toast for brekky on the weekends.

  • After waking up, she made herself a big bowl of cereal for brekky.

  • For our camping trip, we planned a hearty cooked brekky by the fire each morning.

Synonyms

breakfast
vsbrekky
∞ 1.0

The first meal of the day usually eaten in the morning

is an informal Australian and British word for the same morning meal

How Informal

brekky
  • UK
1 8.4
breakfast
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

brekky singular
brekkies plural

Morphology

brekky = breakfast (transparent) = breakfast + y

A familiar clipped/diminutive formation from 'breakfast' (brek- + -y) so the meaning 'breakfast' is directly recoverable.

Etymology

Brekky is an informal, friendly shortening of breakfast, made by cutting the word down and adding the casual ending -y, like barbie for 'barbecue'. So, brekky simply means a relaxed or informal 'breakfast', especially in Australia and Britain.