noun. lunch, especially a formal lunch held in connection with a meeting or other special occasion: the alumni luncheon.

Does luncheon mean lunch?

Lunch is the word used to refer to the meal we take in the middle of the day. ... Then, the word, luncheon also refers to lunch (the meal taken at the middle of the day). However, this is a more formal word used to refer to lunch.

What does the slang word luncheon mean?

A luncheon is lunch, but more formal. ... The word luncheon makes its first appearance in English in the late 1500s, in phrases like "a luncheon of bread and cheese." Originally it meant "a thick piece, a hunk" — like a big chunk of bread slathered with cheese.