dunch.
To knock against; to hit, punch
Meaning & usage
To knock against; to hit, punch
To crash into; to bump into.
To gore with the horns, as a bull.
To push, jog, or nudge, especially with the elbow.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English dunchen, of uncertain origin. Possibly from the noun (see below); or of North Germanic origin, related to Old Swedish diunga (“to hit, knock”), dialectal Swedish dunka (“to beat”); or from Middle English dengen, from Old English denġan, denċġan (“to knock, ding”), from Proto-Germanic *dangijaną (“to bang, knock”). Compare English dinge.
A push; knock; bump.
A fat hit from a claggy lie.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English dunche, perhaps from Old English *dynċ, from Proto-Germanic *dunkiz. Compare Old Norse dykr, dynkr (“a crashing noise”), Danish dunk (“a blow”), Swedish dunk (“a thump, clap”), Norwegian dunk (“a knock, bump”).
A leisurely meal between lunch and dinner in the late afternoon or early evening (about 3-5 p.m.), usually instead of lunch or dinner.
I have a lunchtime meeting tomorrow, so let's have dunch together instead.
Where this word comes from
Blend of dinner + lunch, probably in imitation of brunch.
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