dry lunch

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dry lunch (plural dry lunches)

1. A lunch that is not accompanied by alcohol.
2. (England, slang) A contemptible or uncool person.
   • 2009, The Firm:

     Who's the dry lunch?
     That's Terry. He's the one you headbutted.
     Oi, lunch, show us your face.

• liquid lunch