brekko

n. breakfast. Subjects: English, Australia, United Kingdom, Food & Drink

Editorial Note: This is a newer version of an old form: brekker or brekkers in the U.K. and brekkie in Australia.

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Citations: 1991 B. Dickins Herald Sun (Australia) (June 22) “Give me some real tennis”: What Boris Becker had for brekko, for instance. 1992 Andrew Loudon Daily Mail (London, England) (Aug. 24) “Cola wars put fizz back in Eldorado” p. 19: If you use fictitious names like Brekko Flakes on a packet of cereal it just doesn’t look right. 1993 R. Gibson Sunday Mail (Australia) (Mar. 21): Radio B-105 is turning on a free brekko for any secretary worth her spiral pad at the Brisbane City Travelodge. 1999 [D.M. Bruyns] Usenet: alt.religion.christian.roman-catholic (Sept. 7) “Re: Florida Supreme Court Questions Admissibility Of Electric Chair”: “Confused? You won’t be after you’ve had your brekko.” “More porridge I am afraid.” “You’re serving porridge AGAIN?” 2002 Derby Evening Telegraph (U.K.) (Oct. 28) “Counting Cars, Sheep And Bats” p. 21: After this gruelling Nazi-like torture, came back, had brekko, then got on the bus and did another day’s work. 2004 [Muckspreader] Natives.co.uk (Jan. 7) “Marmotte Times Issue Five”: If you’re late for work you have to do a whole week of early brekko shifts. 2004 James Kelman You Have to Be Careful in the Land of the Free (May 1) p. 49: Naybody gies ye a fucking el brekko. Ye have to grab this world by the coat-tails. 2004 [Lucy&Luke Relph] BBC: Get Writing: A Forum Conversation (U.K.) (June 13) “De ladding”: Am going for brekko. Back in half an hour.

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Reader comments:

in australia this term would be Breakky or Breakky rather than Breakko. it appears you aer using a UK term.

by tom 23 Nov 07, 0608 GMT

Tom, according to the Macquarie Dictionary, “brekkie” is also used in Australia. It does not have an entry for “breako” or “brekko” or “breakko.”

by Grant Barrett 23 Nov 07, 0107 GMT