World English Dictionary:<br/>elevenses  (ɪˈlɛv ə nzɪz)<br/>— pl n<br/>informal  ( Brit ) ( sometimes functioning as singular ) a light snack, usually with tea or coffee, taken mid-morning<br/><br/>______________________<br/><br/>Yep, I had to look it up.  I thought, what an odd way to express 11:11 am.   I mean, elevenses is plural right?  So it must mean multiple "11's".  So it follows that 'elevenses' must refer to 11:11 am/pm.  Seemed perfectly logical to me until I decided to look it up.<br/><br/>But now I totally get it.  (not really)<br/><br/>As an aside, isn't 11am a bit past mid-morning?  So wouldn't a mid-morning snack time be more properly expressed as 'nineses' or perhaps 'tenses' if you're a bit of a late sleeper?<br/><br/>Just saying.<br/>