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English breakfast en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (countable) Synonym of full English breakfast.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable, usually) Ellipsis of English breakfast tea.
   alt of English breakfast tea
   • Breakfast teas tend to be hearty and are often blends of tea from India and Africa. Favorites include English Breakfasts, Earl Greys, Ceylons, and Assams. 2009, Innkeeping Quarterly, volumes 3–4, Haddon Heights, N.J.: Professional Association of Innkeepers International, →OCLC, page 28, column 1:
   • So, I confess—I am at home. In my lounge room to be exact. In a big, reddish brown Chesterfield armchair holding a cup of English breakfast, no milk, and looking out at my little garden, complete with a stone wall at the end and a few pairs of socks and undies on a washing line. 2024, Abby Corson, chapter 2, in The Concierge, London: Black & White Publishing, →ISBN:
   • His frequent remarks to her father, his renewal at intervals of his cup of English breakfast and cream, caused Sophie spasms of impatience. 1910 September, Georgia Fraser, chapter VIII, in Crow-Step, New York, N.Y.: Witter and Kintner, →OCLC, page 104:
   • He left her sitting on the porch by herself, the mistress of the wicker chair, a front yard festooned with pickup trucks, and two hot cups of English breakfast she had not wanted in the first place. 2004, Peter Straub, chapter 10, in In the Night Room: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: Random House, →ISBN, part 1 (Willy’s Losing Her Mind Again/So Is Tim), pages 44–45:
   • There’s no denying that a nice strong cup of English breakfast or a double espresso can provide a kick start, but there are plenty of fruit and herbal alternatives that can do the same trick. 1997, “Tea Supplement”, in Asian Hotel & Catering Times, Hong Kong: Thomson Press, →OCLC, page 24, column 3:
   • ‘What kind would you like?’ replied the waitress. […] / ‘I don’t know, I’m not really a tea drinker,’ Melanie said with a lost puppy look. The girl laughed once more. / ‘Tell you what, I’ll bring you a cup of English breakfast,’ the girl said, her smile growing broader but holding a different content. 2023, Stuart Field, chapter 26, in Not a Friend of the Family (A Friend of the Family; 2), [Northwood, London]: Next Chapter, →ISBN:
   • Of course, in an actual competition we’d both have cups of English breakfast or Earl Grey, and the same amount of milk for fairness, but this’ll do for you to get the idea. 2019, JL Merrow, chapter 20, in Counter Culture, Burnsville, N.C.: Riptide Publishing, →ISBN, page 150:
   • She remembered the Sunday afternoons she and Sarah had spent at the Rosebud, catching up over cups of English breakfast and carrot cake. 2014, Vanessa Greene, “Thursday 14 August”, in The Seafront Tea Rooms, London: Sphere, →ISBN, page 35:
   • ‘Just had a cup of tea and went. Have you heard of English breakfast?’ ‘What, d’you mean like eggs and bacon?’ ‘No, like English breakfast tea?’ […] ‘Tea up,’ I said, returning to the bedroom and handing Charley a steaming hot cup of English breakfast. 2009 June 4, Danny King, Blue Collar, London: Serpent’s Tail, →ISBN, pages 18 (Jason and the Lagernauts) and 75 (The greaseless spoon):
   • She sipped hot English breakfast from her thermos and pulled the blanket close around her. 2021, Joani Elliott, chapter 29, in The Audacity of Sara Grayson: A Novel, New York, N.Y.; Nashville, Tenn.: Post Hill Press, →ISBN:

Forms

Deriveds

English-breakfast tea

Synonyms

full English breakfast