dunch
/dʌnt͡ʃ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.02 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To knock against; to hit, punch
noun
A leisurely meal between lunch and dinner in the late afternoon or early evening (about 3-5 p.m.), usually instead of lunch or dinner.
Informal
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "And just at the same time the tide caught the brig, and threw the wind out of her sails. She came round into the wind like a top, and the next moment struck the reef with such a dunch as threw us all flat upon the deck, and came near to shake Mr. Riach from his place upon the mast."
- "I have a lunchtime meeting tomorrow, so let's have dunch together instead."
Etymology
From Middle English dunchen, of uncertain origin. Possibly from the noun (see below); or of North Germanic origin, related to Old Swedish diunga (“to hit, knock”), dialectal Swedish dunka (“to beat”); or from Middle English dengen, from Old English denġan, denċġan (“to knock, ding”), from Proto-Germanic *dangijaną (“to bang, knock”). Compare English dinge.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: dunchen, -, dengen, denġan, *dangijaną, dunche