Etymology

breakfast of champions

Today it means: Beer, junk food, or other foods implied to be unhealthy. Full definition →

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The story

Originally an advertising slogan for Wheaties breakfast cereal. Used ironically in Kurt Vonnegut's 1973 novel Breakfast of Champions to refer to a martini.

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