kitchen supper
kitchen supper · kitchen suppers
The evening meal for servants, separate from the family's mealThe evening meal for servants, separate from the family's meal.
US/ˈkɪtʃən ˈsʌpɚ/
Meaning
2 senses(dated)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 kitchen.
The couple threw an impromptu kitchen supper when the dinner reservations fell through.
Origin
From kitchen + supper. Original use from kitchen as a synecdoche for a household's servantFrom 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.
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Forms
plural: kitchen suppers| Singular | kitchen supper |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedservants' quarters