Definitions

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective After lunch.

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

post- +‎ lunch

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word postlunch.

Examples

  • Roslyn had come during the postlunch lull, so the waitresses that had been working were in the alley behind the restaurant taking a long smoke break and eating their own dinner.

    Venom Jennifer Estep 2010

  • Roslyn had come during the postlunch lull, so the waitresses that had been working were in the alley behind the restaurant taking a long smoke break and eating their own dinner.

    Venom Jennifer Estep 2010

  • Roslyn had come during the postlunch lull, so the waitresses that had been working were in the alley behind the restaurant taking a long smoke break and eating their own dinner.

    Venom Jennifer Estep 2010

  • Scientists call it the postprandial dip, the postlunch dip, or the secondary sleep gate.

    You: On a Diet Michael F. Roizen 2009

  • Scientists call it the postprandial dip, the postlunch dip, or the secondary sleep gate.

    You: On a Diet Michael F. Roizen 2009

  • Scientists call it the postprandial dip, the postlunch dip, or the secondary sleep gate.

    You: On a Diet Michael F. Roizen 2009

  • Mr. Boies, however, says that the statement by Mr. Weinstein, and another the suit cites from a Weinstein agent in a postlunch email, didn't relate to a right of first refusal.

    NBC Sues Over 'Runway' Move 2008

  • In "The Luncheon of the Boating Party" (1881), with its strong strokes and brash impasto, the patrons of a lakeside brasserie are caught in postlunch bliss.

    Scene Stealer 2007

  • As it was postlunch and predinner, the diner was only half filled.

    Honeymoon Patterson, James 2005

  • Ms. Ramos said there was some apprehension, but teachers quickly worked brushing into the postlunch routine.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.