Meanings
plural breakfasts of champions
- informalironicBeer, junk food, or other foods implied to be unhealthy.
Aspirins and beer for breakfast; the breakfast of champions.
1995, Bill Granger, The New York Yanquis, Arcade Publishing, page 2452 more examples
In one hand he held a slice of cold pizza and in the other a Sprite—his version of the breakfast of champions.
2004, J. F. Freedman, Fallen Idols, Warner Books, page 372When the coffee was ready, Leighton filled his mug to within two-and-a-half inches of the rim, then grabbed a bottle of Wild Turkey from the cabinet above the refrigerator and filled the mug the rest of the way. "The breakfast of champions," he thought to himself ...
2004, Brad Thor, State of the Union, Simon and Schuster, page 9
Origin
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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