power lunch

Definition

A working lunch at which bosses make business decisions or hold important discussions.

Etymology

Coined by American journalist Lee Eisenberg in 1979, in the Esquire article America’s Most Powerful Lunch.

Example Sentences

• "Difficult as it is to recollect today, tiki was a highbrow phenomenon: Trader Vic’s in the Washington, D.C., Hilton, for instance, became a famed venue for mid-century power lunches."