dunch

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Alternative spellings 1.1.2 Verb 1.1.3 Noun 1.1.3.1 References 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Translations 1.2.1.2 See also 2 Scots 2.1 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

Origin unknown.

[edit] Alternative spellings

• dunsh (Geordie)

[edit] Verb

to dunch (third-person singular simple present dunches, present participle dunching or dunchin, simple past and past participle dunched)

1. (Geordie) To knock against; to hit, punch
2. (Geordie) To crash into, to bump into.
3. (British) To jog, especially with the elbow.

[edit] Noun

dunch (uncountable)

1. (golf) A fat hit from a claggy lie.

[edit] References

• The New Geordie Dictionary, Frank Graham, 1987, ISBN 0946928118
• A List of words and phrases in everyday use by the natives of Hetton-le-Hole in the County of Durham, F.M.T.Palgrave, English Dialect Society vol.74, 1896, [1]
• Newcastle 1970s, Scott Dobson and Dick Irwin, [2]
• Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893-4[3]
• Golfing dictionary, accessed on 2005-06-01

[edit] Etymology 2

A blend of lunch and dinner (probably in imitation of brunch).

[edit] Noun

dunch (uncountable)

1. A small meal between lunch and dinner in the late afternoon or early evening (about 3-5 p.m.), usually including tea or coffee with cookies, sometimes fruits, a salad or a light sandwich.

   • "For tomorrow, I have already scheduled lunch and dinner with my colleagues. Let's have a dunch together."

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• food

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[edit] Scots

[edit] Verb

tae dunch (third-person singular simple present dunches, present participle dunchin, simple past duncht, past participle duncht)

1. to hit, punch