kitchen supper
noun/ˈkɪtʃən ˈsʌpɚ/US
Etymology
From kitchen + supper. Original use from kitchen as a synecdoche for a household's servants. Later from the idea that the hosts forgo the dining room for the more private and relaxed kitchen.
Definitions
The evening meal for servants, separate from the family's meal.
- The cook prided herself on making the kitchen supper as delicious as the family's dinner.
An informal or semiformal meal served for guests, not necessarily one served in the…
An informal or semiformal meal served for guests, not necessarily one served in the kitchen.
- The couple threw an impromptu kitchen supper when the dinner reservations fell through.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA