afternooningn.
/ˌɑːftəˈnuːnɪŋ/, /ˌaftəˈnuːnɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌæftərˈnunɪŋ/ Now rare (English regional (Yorkshire) in later use).
A light meal or snack eaten in the afternoon.
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the world > food and drink > food > meal > [noun] > light meal or snacks
nuncheonc1260
morsela1382
refection?a1439
mixtumc1490
bever1500
banquet1509
collation1525
snatch1570
beverage1577
a little something1577
anders-meat1598
four-hours1637
watering1637
refreshment1639
snap1642
luncheona1652
crib1652
prandicle1656
munchin1657
baita1661
unch1663
afternooning1678
whet1688
nacket1694
merenda1740
rinfresco1745
bagging?1746
snack1757
coffee1774
second breakfast1775
nummit1777
stay-stomach1800
damper1804
eleven o'clock1805
noonshine1808
by-bit1819
morning1819
four1823
four o'clock1825
lunch1829
stay-bit1833
picnic meal1839
elevens1849
Tommy1864
picnic tea1869
dinnerette1872
merienda1880
elevenses1887
light bite1887
soldier's supper1893
mug-up1902
tray1914
café complet1933
nosha1941
namkeen1942
snax1947
snackette1952
chaat1954
ploughman's lunch1957
munchie1959
playlunch1960
short-eat1962
lite bite1965
munchie1971
ploughman1975
aperitivo2002
1678 Familiar Forms of Speaking (ed. 2) 76 They which eat their Afternoonings late, sup late.
1694 A. Boyer Compl. French-master ii. 160/1 To eat ones afternooning, goûter.
1707 J. Stevens tr. F. de Quevedo Comical Wks. 172 Supper time came, for Afternoonings were never heard of there.
1742 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. The Afternooning. Yorksh.
1762 J. Hall-Stevenson Crazy Tales x. 107 He allow'd me three warm meals a day, And afternoonings too sometimes.
1865 W. S. Banks List Provinc. Words Wakefield 3 Afternooinin, refreshment between dinner and tea.
1898 W. Fowler in Eng. Dial. Dict. I. 23/2 [W. Yorks.] Afternooning is still heard round Wakefield but is rapidly becoming obs.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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