Tightener
/ˈtaɪtn̩ɚ/ noun, slang
noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Something used to tighten.
- 2 A large meal; a feast or blowout. UK, archaic, slang
"184?, Henry Mayhew, London Labour and the London Poor One proposed going to Hungerford-market to do a feed on decayed shrimps or other offal laying about the market; another proposed going to Covent-garden to do a 'tightener' of rotten oranges, to which I was humorously invited; […]"
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More examples"184?, Henry Mayhew, London Labour and the London Poor One proposed going to Hungerford-market to do a feed on decayed shrimps or other offal laying about the market; another proposed going to Covent-garden to do a 'tightener' of rotten oranges, to which I was humorously invited; […]"
Etymology
From tighten + -er. Referring to a meal, suggests the tightening of one's belt around the expanding waistline.