Where does “lunchee” come from?

lunchee (English) comes from English lunch, from English luncheon — A formal meal served in the middle of the day;...

lunchee (English): One who is treated to lunch by another person

Definitions

  1. One who is treated to lunch by another person

Ancestry of “lunchee”, step by step

lunchee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English lunch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlunchA light meal usually eaten around midday, notably...
2EnglishluncheonA formal meal served in the middle of the day;...

via English EE

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEEInitialism of electrical engineering
2Cantonese噫—
Every word from English luncheon →