ELEVENSES Definition & Meaning

elevenses

[ ih-lev-uhn-ziz ]

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(usually used with a plural verb)

a midmorning break for refreshments:
They paused for tea and muffins at elevenses.
the refreshments taken; a midmorning snack:
Elevenses were not ready to be served.

elevenses

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informal.
sometimes functioning as singular a light snack, usually with tea or coffee, taken mid-morning

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First recorded in 1840–65; originally dialect; doubly pluralized form of eleven, perhaps as ellipsis of eleven hours (eleven o'clock)

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For late lunchers or those with particularly high-stakes mornings, maybe the elevenses, which occurs at 11 a.m., is a better fit.

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Rory, I’m going to pass your email on to Rob - he eats those questions for elevenses.

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Vinson was alone for 10 weeks in lockdown, and used to “get a nice napkin out”, as a way to turn his elevenses snack into a proper treat.

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Meanwhile, the UK’s powerful ability to get on its high horse about elevenses kicked into gear.

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It’s the last thing I throw in the trash, and the last thing I do before we go out for our elevenses is to take out the trash.

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