noun

elevenses

mid-morning snack, coffee break

It's time for elevenses.

It's time for a mid-morning snack.

She stopped for tea and biscuits for her elevenses.

She stopped for tea and cookies for her mid-morning snack.

((noun)) a mid-morning snack (chiefly British). Let's stop for elevenses.

Synonyms: mid-morning snack, coffee break

From 'eleven', for 11 a.m. This is a chiefly British term.

This is a British term for a snack around 11 a.m. It's similar to our 'coffee break'.

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