Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

breakfast of champions

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.25 in modern English

Syllables: break-fast of cham-pi-ons
IPA

41

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

4

Syllables

15

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Beer, junk food, or other foods implied to be unhealthy.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Aspirins and beer for breakfast; the breakfast of champions."
"In one hand he held a slice of cold pizza and in the other a Sprite—his version of the breakfast of champions."
"When the coffee was ready, Leighton filled his mug to within two-and-a-half inches of the rim, then grabbed a bottle of Wild Turkey from the cabinet above the refrigerator and filled the mug the rest of the way. "The breakfast of champions," he thought to himself ..."

Etymology

Originally an advertising slogan for Wheaties breakfast cereal. Used ironically in Kurt Vonnegut's 1973 novel Breakfast of Champions to refer to a martini.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

breakfasts of champions (plural)

Questions

What does breakfast of champions mean?: Beer, junk food, or other foods implied to be unhealthy.
Where does breakfast of champions come from?: Originally an advertising slogan for Wheaties breakfast cereal. Used ironically in Kurt Vonnegut's 1973 novel Breakfast of Champions to refer to a martini.

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