dry lunch
In British slang, a dry lunch is a contemptible, boring, or uncool person — someone so dull they cannot even be trusted to enjoy a proper drink.
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In British slang, a dry lunch is a contemptible, boring, or uncool person — someone so dull they cannot even be trusted to enjoy a proper drink. The phrase inverts the sociable expectation of a boozy lunch as a marker of personality and status. It is also used literally for a lunch without alcohol, giving the phrase a useful double meaning.
Nobody wanted to be paired with him on the project — everyone knew he was a complete dry lunch.
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(England, slang) A contemptible or uncool person.
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A lunch that is not accompanied by alcohol.
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