Definition
(What do you eat for) breakfast?: (What do you eat as) the first meal of the day?
Breakfast is composed of the words "break" and "fast". The term "breakfast" literally refers to "breaking" or ending a "fast" (a period in which nothing is eaten).
to fast: to eat nothing for a period of time
to break a fast: to eat something after a period of time of eating nothing
- "Horatio : I want yak for breakfast."
- "What if they're serving breakfast at the conference Donna?"
- "I want breakfasts included."
- "- We've had one, yes, what about second breakfast?"
- "That would be silly to eat breakfast twice."
- "- Breakfast is available at a small extra charge (£7)."
- "Tonight we're going to reminisce about some of the moments that have made Funky Friday a nutritious part of your Gymglish breakfast month after month."
- "Philip : Just as soon as I'm finished spitting this important message: "Must use toilet immediately, ate burrito for breakfast."
- "Donna : We'll have breakfast."
- "You have worn funny hats, taken 17 shots of vodka for breakfast, and purchased 73 Russian dolls."
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