Breakfastarian
A “breakfastarian” is someone who loves to eat breakfast, no matter what time of the day. The word “breakfastarian” was cited on Twitter in 2009, but the meaning is unclear. A 2013 Urban Dictionary definition is: “A person who recognizes the superiorty of breakfast over other meals. A person who eats only breakfast foods.”
IHOP (International House of Pancakes) trademarked the word “breakfastrian” in 2015 and issued a May 2015 press release. A Reuters news story in August 2015 provided a definition in the opening sentence:
“Call it the rise of the ‘Breakfastarians’—the dining tribe that craves breakfast food morning, noon and night.”
IHOP
5 SIGNS THAT YOU’RE A
Breakfastarian
(Other than loving breakfast for dinner)
Okay, it actually does mean loving breakfast for dinner.
So how can you tell if you’ve gone from being a breakfast lover to being a breakfastarian?
Here are the signs to know for sure.
Twitter
whall
@whall
@renagerie my breakfastarian values are challenged today because wife and I taking mom to lunch. So no breakfast.
8:40 AM - 5 Mar 2009
Twitter
Terry Karavoulias
@tkaravou
I think i’m going to turn into a Breakfastarian
7:36 PM - 8 Apr 2010
Urban Dictionary
Breakfastarian
A person who recognizes the superiorty of breakfast over other meals. A person who eats only breakfast foods.
While some people would choose to eat a steak for dinner, a breakfastarian would only consume a steak if it were served with eggs.
by NIHNutrionist July 20, 2013
Twitter
Breakfastarian
@breakfastarian
“@HueyNoHubris: Baking crepes at 10 at night. This is serious. #ILoveBreakfast” Breakfast is good anytime. #breakfastarian
12:27 PM - 18 Aug 2013
PR Newswire
IHOP® Restaurants Support Breakfastarian Community
GLENDALE, Calif., May 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/—Today, IHOP® Restaurants, the leading restaurant in the family dining category and one that has been famous for serving “Everything You Love About Breakfast” for almost 57 years, announced that it firmly supports breakfastarians and is championing their passion for enjoying traditional breakfast items anytime they choose, especially for dinner.
A community of breakfast lovers, breakfastarians have been creating a buzz on social media recently by encouraging others to spread the word and see the light, eat breakfast at night.
Breakfastarians represent a large percentage of the American population. According to the National Restaurant Association’s 2015 Restaurant Industry Forecast, 70 percent of Americans wish that restaurants would serve breakfast all day long.
Twitter
Anne Kathryn Reed
@AnneKathrynReed
Guess who created the breakfastarian movement, pretended it’s an actual movement, did a press release in support of?
9:10 AM - 22 May 2015
Yahoo! Food
Restaurants Betting on “Breakfastarians” for Growth
By Lisa Baertlein
Reuters
August 4, 2015
LOS ANGELES, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Call it the rise of the “Breakfastarians” - the dining tribe that craves breakfast food morning, noon and night.
Sales of morning standards such as coffee, pancakes and doughnuts are feeding U.S. restaurant traffic growth, outpacing lunch and dinner items. The trend is driven by an improving U.S. job market, with more Americans on the go in the morning and willing to spend on meals outside the home.
(Trademark)
Word Mark GO BREAKFASTARIAN
Goods and Services IC 043. US 100 101. G & S: Restaurant services
Standard Characters Claimed
Mark Drawing Code (4) STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
Serial Number 86542826
Filing Date February 23, 2015
Current Basis 1B
Original Filing Basis 1B
Published for Opposition June 9, 2015
Owner (APPLICANT) IHOP Restaurants, LLC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY DELAWARE 450 North Brand Blvd., 7th Floor Glendale CALIFORNIA 91203
Attorney of Record Michael G. Kelber
Type of Mark SERVICE MARK
Register PRINCIPAL
Live/Dead Indicator LIVE