Is the Lunch lady is an American slang term?
Lunch lady is an American slang term for a woman who serves food in a school (or other institutional) cafeteria; the equivalent British English term is “dinner lady”. Since the 1960s, lunch ladies have sometimes been caricatured as overweight, uncaring women with hairnets, rubber gloves, glasses and moles.
Lunch lady is an American slang term for a woman who cooks and serves food in a school cafeteria; the equivalent British English term is “dinner lady”. In Britain, a dinner lady also patrols the school playgrounds during the lunch breaks to maintain order amongst the children. Since the 1960s, lunch ladies have sometimes been caricatured as overweight, uncaring women with hairnets, rubber gloves, glasses and moles. Most lunch ladies are more highly paid than their counterparts in retail food service, because of the rigid federal requirements of food quality, sanitation, and record keeping to which school systems must adhere. Sources: http://en.wikipedia.
