lunch hook
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
A person's hand.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
It was a question of move, and move damn quick. He'd got a flare pistol in his lunch hook when I fell on him, and your little crowd would have looked pretty if he'd let it off.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “lunch hook” mean?
A person's hand.
Is “lunch hook” formal or informal?
lunch hook is generally slang.