kitchen supper
nounUS /ˈkɪtʃən ˈsʌpɚ/
Etymology From kitchen + supper. Original use from kitchen as a synecdoche for a household's servants. Later from the idea that the hosts forgo the dining room for the more private and relaxed kitchen.
1
Dated The evening meal for servants, separate from the family's meal.
- The cook prided herself on making the kitchen supper as delicious as the family's dinner.
2
An informal or semiformal meal served for guests, not necessarily one served in the kitchen.
- The couple threw an impromptu kitchen supper when the dinner reservations fell through.
- Related terms
- servants' quarters