free lunchn.

Brit.

/ˌfriː ˈlʌn(t)ʃ/, U.S.

/ˌfri ˈlən(t)ʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: free adj., lunch n.²

Etymology: < free adj. + lunch n.²

1. Originally and chiefly U.S. A lunch provided free of charge in a bar, saloon, etc., as a means of attracting customers. Frequently attributive. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > meal > [noun] > midday meal or lunch

noonmeatOE

noona1225

midday meala1425

noon meal?c1460

Sunday dinner1602

nooning1649

luncheona1652

noon dinner1656

nummit1777

tiffin1800

sandwich lunch1828

lunch1829

twelve hours1844

free lunch1848

midday dinner1852

Sunday lunch1854

nooning-meal1865

Mittagessen1876

business lunch1880

tray lunch1936

pub lunch1954

working lunch1954

liquid lunch1970

three-martini lunch1972

1848 N.Y. Herald 4 July 3/3 (advt.) George Eadie respectfully intimates that having fitted up the above establishment, he will be happy to see his friends on the 4th of July. Steaks, Chops, and Scotch Mutton and Veal Pies, always on hand... Free Lunch at 11, A.M.

1854 Wide West (San Francisco) 26 Nov. 2/3 The excitement during the week on the subject of the ‘free lunches’ has been of the most intense character.

1860 Soda-water Man (song sheet) He served the free lunch saloons and never missed a trick.

1873 Dubuque (Iowa) Herald 19 Oct. Coffee-houses on the principle of gin-mills, with fancy-bottled bars, cosey corners,..and a free lunch counter, but where nothing worse than tea, coffee and milk should be sold.

1929 Amer. Mercury Jan. 113/2 More fights used to take place around the free lunch counter than around the drinking bar.

1956 F. Allen Much Ado about Me ii. 22 Con Keefe's was..a cheer chapel with all the routine accouterments: the swinging doors, the five-cent beer, the free lunch, the starched bartenders, and the inevitable quota of frowzy thinkers draped along the bar.

2001 A. Hurley Diners, Bowling Alleys & Trailer Parks i. 28 For years, saloons had offered one of the best deals around, the ‘free lunch’. While it wasn't truly free, it was extraordinarily cheap. For the price of a glass of beer, any customer could graze on [etc.].

2. figurative. Something that is (seemingly) free of charge or cost; frequently in phrases implying that everything inevitably involves a cost of some kind, as there is (also ain't) no such thing as a free lunch.

ΚΠ

1900 Mansfield (Ohio) News 20 Dec. This is no free lunch. Our terms are cash in advance.

1942 Mansfield (Ohio) News-Jrnl. 13 Apr. 4/1 It takes some people a long time to find out that ‘there is no free lunch.’

1949 W. Morrow in San Francisco News 1 June There ain't no such thing as a free lunch.

1952 Ethics Apr. 183/2 It was summed up by, I think, Professor Alvin Hansen in his famous TINSTAAFL formula—‘There is no such thing as a free lunch.’

1985 Times 19 Nov. 16/3 There are no free lunches in the environment.

2004 New Republic 3 May 34/1 The welfare state so far has been a ‘free lunch’.

2005 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 20 Feb. 63/1 We all know there is no such thing as a free lunch, so how does it work and where's the catch?

Derivatives

ˌfree-ˈluncher n. a person who (esp. habitually) partakes of a free lunch; also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > buying > buyer > [noun] > customer or client > types of customer

free-luncher1870

cash customer1879

sitter1890

account1929

wrap-up1938

personal caller1966

pick-your-owner1969

the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating meals > [noun] > eating lunch > luncher

luncher1840

free-luncher1870

pub luncher1971

1870 Portsmouth (Ohio) Times 12 Feb. Jack Hamilton was chief among the crowd of free lunchers who traveled through the North in 1866 as Southern loyalists.

1876 Ventura Free Press (San Buenaventura, Calif.) 8 Jan. 1/6 A healthy free luncher..commenced operations with a sandwich.

1932 H. Garland My Friendly Contemporaries xli. 499 It all went toward keeping up this place which was always filled with what Joseph calls ‘free lunchers’.

2005 San Gabriel Valley (Calif.) Tribune (Nexis) 26 Jan. Our grandchildren will pay for the huge budget deficits that the White House free-lunchers have already created.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	free lunch
释义	free lunchn. Brit. /ˌfriː ˈlʌn(t)ʃ/, U.S. /ˌfri ˈlən(t)ʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: free adj., lunch n.² Etymology: < free adj. + lunch n.² 1. Originally and chiefly U.S. A lunch provided free of charge in a bar, saloon, etc., as a means of attracting customers. Frequently attributive. Now historical. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > meal > [noun] > midday meal or lunch noonmeatOE noona1225 midday meala1425 noon meal?c1460 Sunday dinner1602 nooning1649 luncheona1652 noon dinner1656 nummit1777 tiffin1800 sandwich lunch1828 lunch1829 twelve hours1844 free lunch1848 midday dinner1852 Sunday lunch1854 nooning-meal1865 Mittagessen1876 business lunch1880 tray lunch1936 pub lunch1954 working lunch1954 liquid lunch1970 three-martini lunch1972 1848 N.Y. Herald 4 July 3/3 (advt.) George Eadie respectfully intimates that having fitted up the above establishment, he will be happy to see his friends on the 4th of July. Steaks, Chops, and Scotch Mutton and Veal Pies, always on hand... Free Lunch at 11, A.M. 1854 Wide West (San Francisco) 26 Nov. 2/3 The excitement during the week on the subject of the ‘free lunches’ has been of the most intense character. 1860 Soda-water Man (song sheet) He served the free lunch saloons and never missed a trick. 1873 Dubuque (Iowa) Herald 19 Oct. Coffee-houses on the principle of gin-mills, with fancy-bottled bars, cosey corners,..and a free lunch counter, but where nothing worse than tea, coffee and milk should be sold. 1929 Amer. Mercury Jan. 113/2 More fights used to take place around the free lunch counter than around the drinking bar. 1956 F. Allen Much Ado about Me ii. 22 Con Keefe's was..a cheer chapel with all the routine accouterments: the swinging doors, the five-cent beer, the free lunch, the starched bartenders, and the inevitable quota of frowzy thinkers draped along the bar. 2001 A. Hurley Diners, Bowling Alleys & Trailer Parks i. 28 For years, saloons had offered one of the best deals around, the ‘free lunch’. While it wasn't truly free, it was extraordinarily cheap. For the price of a glass of beer, any customer could graze on [etc.]. 2. figurative. Something that is (seemingly) free of charge or cost; frequently in phrases implying that everything inevitably involves a cost of some kind, as there is (also ain't) no such thing as a free lunch. ΚΠ 1900 Mansfield (Ohio) News 20 Dec. This is no free lunch. Our terms are cash in advance. 1942 Mansfield (Ohio) News-Jrnl. 13 Apr. 4/1 It takes some people a long time to find out that ‘there is no free lunch.’ 1949 W. Morrow in San Francisco News 1 June There ain't no such thing as a free lunch. 1952 Ethics Apr. 183/2 It was summed up by, I think, Professor Alvin Hansen in his famous TINSTAAFL formula—‘There is no such thing as a free lunch.’ 1985 Times 19 Nov. 16/3 There are no free lunches in the environment. 2004 New Republic 3 May 34/1 The welfare state so far has been a ‘free lunch’. 2005 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 20 Feb. 63/1 We all know there is no such thing as a free lunch, so how does it work and where's the catch? Derivatives ˌfree-ˈluncher n. a person who (esp. habitually) partakes of a free lunch; also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > buying > buyer > [noun] > customer or client > types of customer free-luncher1870 cash customer1879 sitter1890 account1929 wrap-up1938 personal caller1966 pick-your-owner1969 the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating meals > [noun] > eating lunch > luncher luncher1840 free-luncher1870 pub luncher1971 1870 Portsmouth (Ohio) Times 12 Feb. Jack Hamilton was chief among the crowd of free lunchers who traveled through the North in 1866 as Southern loyalists. 1876 Ventura Free Press (San Buenaventura, Calif.) 8 Jan. 1/6 A healthy free luncher..commenced operations with a sandwich. 1932 H. Garland My Friendly Contemporaries xli. 499 It all went toward keeping up this place which was always filled with what Joseph calls ‘free lunchers’. 2005 San Gabriel Valley (Calif.) Tribune (Nexis) 26 Jan. Our grandchildren will pay for the huge budget deficits that the White House free-lunchers have already created. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1848
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