champagne breakfast

Morning sparkling celebration

A champagne breakfast is a morning meal where champagne is served, typically marking a celebration or special occasion.

The phrase suggests indulgence and festivity—weddings, holidays, or the deliberate luxury of drinking before noon: We treated ourselves to a champagne breakfast on our anniversary.

In British usage, it sometimes appears in the expression champagne breakfast on a beer budget, describing aspirations beyond one's means.

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  • mimosaShy-leafed plant
  • mealOccasion for nourishment
  • bubblyFizzy or cheerfully animated
  • festivityCelebratory occasion or mood
  • brunchMorning-afternoon meal hybrid

bottomless brunch · lazy Sunday · pastries · strawberries · New Year's Day · morning after · toast · celebration · caviar · Bellini · decadence · eggs Benedict · weddings · hen party · sophistication · smoked salmon · exclusivity · anniversaries

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occasion tone/mood

champagne breakfastwake

Path left in water

memorial meal · mourner's meal · repast · shiva

luxury/indulgence

champagne breakfastbread and water

Minimal prisoner's diet

gruel · dry toast · continental breakfast · fasting · porridge

social class/status

champagne breakfastinstant oatmeal

Fast-cooking rolled grain cereal

Family

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG