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Dunch vs Dunce - What's the difference?

dunch | dunce |

As nouns the difference between dunch and dunce

is that dunch is a fat hit from a claggy lie while dunce is one backward in book learning; a child or other person dull or weak in intellect; a dullard; a dolt.

As a verb dunch

is to knock against; to hit, punch.

dunch

English

Etymology 1

Origin unknown.

Alternative forms

* dunsh (Geordie)

Verb

  • (Geordie) To knock against; to hit, punch
  • (Geordie) To crash into, to bump into.
  • (British) To jog, especially with the elbow.

    • Noun

    (-)
  • (golf) A fat hit from a claggy lie.
    • References
    * * * * * Golfing dictionary, accessed on 2005-06-01

    Etymology 2

    A blend of (lunch) and (dinner) (probably in imitation of (brunch)).

    Noun

    (-)
  • A small meal between lunch and dinner in the late afternoon or early evening (about 3-5 p.m.), usually including tea or coffee with cookies, sometimes fruits, a salad or a light sandwich.
  • :* "For tomorrow, I have already scheduled lunch and dinner with my colleagues. Let's have a dunch together."
    • See also
    * food ----

    dunce

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One backward in book learning; a child or other person dull or weak in intellect; a dullard; a dolt.

    • Derived terms

    * * * * *

    References