Breakfast.
"Big brekkie at the cafe."
Brekkie means: Breakfast.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
Brekkie means: Breakfast.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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(dated, slang) Breakfast.
A breakfast experience that actively made things worse — the kind of morning meal that starts your day on the back foot and you can feel it. An L brekkie might be burning your toast right as you're rushing out, discovering the milk is off mid-pour, or paying café prices for something that tasted like cardboard despair. Whatever the specifics, you leave the table slightly worse off than when you sat down. The morning had potential and you fumbled it at the earliest opportunity.
Describing something — a person, a vibe, a space, an outfit — that radiates wholesome, warm, morning-ritual energy. Brekkie-coded things feel comforting, unpretentious, and quietly domestic: cream-coloured knitwear, wooden spoons, linen napkins, podcasts about slow living. A person who is brekkie-coded probably owns ceramic mugs they bought from a farmer's market and takes their time with things. The opposite of chaotic or high-stakes. Reliably calming, reliably nourishing, reliably there at 8am.
Layt brekkie two dai. Ma ladee sleebin on Tha jobb lideraly. (Late breakfast today. My lady is literally sleeping on the job) #cats #catsofbluesky #gato
brekkie means: Breakfast.. Register: neutral, standard English. Common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; always check the context before producing it yourself. A formal-English equivalent (a synonym or descriptive phrase) is usually safer in writing. When in doubt, paraphrase rather than reuse the slang form.
“Yep. It hasnt lived up to it this week. Other than the brekkie cook. #MasterchefAU”
“Shez finilli gotz ovv herz lazzee azz an gaff Tha ma ma brekkie”
“Layt brekkie two dai. Ma ladee sleebin on Tha jobb lideraly. (Late breakfast today. My lady is literally sleeping on the job) #cats #catsofbluesky #gato”
“real hydraters will drink this whole thing for brekkie”
“OMC! Gourmet bacon tacos, what an amazing brekkie for #CincoDeMeow! #brekkieclub”
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That unmistakable vibe someone gives off when they're clearly a morning person — chipper, fed, and already crushing it before most people have opened their eyes. Brekkie energy is the opposite of barely-functioning zombie mode: this person has eaten a proper breakfast, probably poached eggs or avocado toast, and they're visibly smug about it. It radiates warmth, readiness, and a mild threat that they've already been to the gym. Used affectionately or with just a hint of envy depending on your own morning situation.