Brekker

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The first meal of the day, eaten in the morning, especially in informal British speech
2. A morning meal taken after waking, often called brekker in casual British conversation
3. Informal British term for the meal eaten early in the day before the rest of the day begins

Etymology: "Brekker" is British slang for breakfast, and it is a clipped form with a colloquial ending attached. The word is built from "breakfast" with the "-er" suffix, a pattern familiar from words like "ciggy" or "footy" in informal British speech. Schoolchildren, students and the wider public have used it for a casual, friendly tone that a more formal "breakfast" does not carry. The "-er" ending is a playful shortening device rather than a grammatical marker, so the noun does not describe a person who breakfasts or anything performing the meal. Its main effect is to make an everyday meal sound chummy and informal, which explains why it lingers mostly in spoken British English and in casual writing.

Synonyms: breakfast