bottomless-brunch
/ˌbɒt.əm.ləs ˈbrʌntʃ/ IELTSAcademic
noun
A meal at a restaurant or bar where brunch includes unlimited drinks, usually for a fixed time and price. The drinks are often mimosas, prosecco, or cocktails.
- We went for bottomless brunch on Sunday.
- Bottomless brunch starts at noon.
- The hotel offers a bottomless brunch package.
Adinary Nuance
Bottomless brunch is more specific than brunch. It means brunch with unlimited drinks for a set price or time. It is not the same as a regular buffet brunch, which may have unlimited food instead. The phrase is common in casual, social, and marketing language.
In other languages
- Vietnamese
- brunch không giới hạn
- Spanish
- brunch libre
- Chinese
- 畅饮早午餐
- Japanese
- 飲み放題ブランチ
- Korean
- 무제한 브런치
Etymology
This phrase is modern English. It combines bottomless, meaning unlimited, with brunch, a meal between breakfast and lunch. It became common in restaurant and social life in the late 20th and 21st centuries.
Common phrases
go for bottomless bruncha bottomless brunch dealbottomless brunch offerbottomless brunch menu
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Frequently asked questions
- Is bottomless brunch formal or informal?
- It is informal and very common in restaurant ads and social plans.
- Is bottomless brunch about food or drinks?
- It usually means unlimited drinks, not unlimited food.
- How is it different from brunch?
- Brunch is just a late breakfast meal. Bottomless brunch adds unlimited drinks.