dinner

 
Pronunciation: /ˈdɪnə/

noun

  • the main meal of the day, taken either around midday or in the evening.
  • a formal evening meal, typically one in honour of a person or event.

Phrases

done like (a) dinner

Australian/NZ & Canadian informal utterly defeated or outwitted.

more —— than someone has had hot dinners

British informal used to emphasize someone’s wide experience of a specified activity or phenomenon: he’s seen more battles than you’ve had hot dinners

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French disner (infinitive used as a noun: see dine)