school dinner

plural school dinners

1. countableuncountableA cooked meal provided by a school for its pupils at lunchtime.

   Gone, too, are the remnants of school dinner on a cardie or an angry patch of acne: the magic of digital retouching now wipes out snotty noses or other blemishes (though perfection costs you extra).

   2013 March 12, Lucy Ward, “Embarrassing old school photos are history: smile for a smart studio shot”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 Nov 2022

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   Today an audience of prestigious economists was told that the healthier school dinners introduced by the celebrity chef had not only significantly improved pupils' test results, but also cut the number of days they were off sick.

   2010 March 29, Rachel Williams, “Jamie Oliver's school dinners shown to have improved academic results”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 Sep 2013