lunchroom
noun
lunch·room
ˈlənch-ˌrüm 
-ˌru̇m
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2
: a room (as in a school) where lunches supplied on the premises or brought from home may be eaten
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Sitting in the lunchroom-style eating area was Sierra Williams and her two daughters, Lyla, 3 and Lyric, 6, with their faces painted like a butterfly and a fox.
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Laura Turbay, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
One day, Dahlstrom made a vulgar joke in a lunchroom referencing oral sex and pubic hair, according to the employee.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
In the lunchroom on Tuesday, other third-graders swarmed Aura for autographs.
—Ava Berger, NPR, 28 Mar. 2026
Angelo Mastrodicasa opened Angelo's Civita Farnese 101 years ago on Federal Hill as a lunchroom frequented by men who immigrated from Italy.
—The Providence Journal, 13 Mar. 2026
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Laura Turbay, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
One day, Dahlstrom made a vulgar joke in a lunchroom referencing oral sex and pubic hair, according to the employee.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
In the lunchroom on Tuesday, other third-graders swarmed Aura for autographs.
—Ava Berger, NPR, 28 Mar. 2026
Angelo Mastrodicasa opened Angelo's Civita Farnese 101 years ago on Federal Hill as a lunchroom frequented by men who immigrated from Italy.
—The Providence Journal, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Lunchroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lunchroom. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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lunchroom
noun
lunch·room
ˈlənch-ˌrüm
-ˌru̇m
1
2
: a room (as in a school) where lunches may be eaten
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