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'''Lunch lady''' is an American ] term for a woman who cooks and serves food in a ] ]; the equivalent ] 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 ]s, ]s, ] and ]. Most lunch ladies are more highly paid than their counterparts in ] ], because of the rigid federal requirements of ], ], and ] to which school systems must adhere.{{Fact|date=February 2008}} '''Lunch lady''' is an American ] term for a woman who cooks and serves food in a ] ]; the equivalent ] 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 ]s, ]s, ] and ]. Most lunch ladies are more highly paid than their counterparts in ] ], because of the rigid federal requirements of ], ], and ] to which school systems must adhere.{{Fact|date=February 2008}}


==Lunch ladies in popular culture== ==Lunch ladies in popular culture==
*Although not a lunch ''lady'', Chef from ] is the head cafeteria cook at ]. *Although not a lunch ''lady'', Chef from ] is the head cafeteria cook at ].
*'']'' is a ] ] about dinner ladies, although set in an office complex rather than a school. *'']'' is a ] ] about dinner ladies, although set in an office complex rather than a school.
*] is a lunch lady from '']''. *] is a lunch lady from '']''.
*] on '']'' did a song called "Lunchlady Land" and accompanying skit with ] dressed up as a stereotypical lunch lady. The song appeared on Sandler's album '']''. *] on '']'' did a song called "Lunchlady Land" and accompanying skit with ] dressed up as a stereotypical lunch lady. The song appeared on Sandler's album '']''.
*The school lunch lady plays a key role in the plot of "]", an episode of '']''. *The school lunch lady plays a key role in the plot of "]", an episode of '']''.
*] is a fictional lunch lady of Kadic Junior High School in the ] ] ] '']''. *] is a fictional lunch lady of Kadic Junior High School in the ] ] ] '']''.
*Edna is the highly unhygienic lunch lady for Bullworth Academy in the ] '']''. She often coughs, sneezes, and blows cigarette smoke on any food she prepares, believing it "adds flavor." She also is unconcerned about the opinions of ]s. *Edna is the highly unhygienic lunch lady for Bullworth Academy in the ] '']''. She often coughs, sneezes, and blows cigarette smoke on any food she prepares, believing it "adds flavor." She also is unconcerned about the opinions of ]s.
*The band ] has a song named "Dinner Lady Arms" on their album '']''. *The band ] has a song named "Dinner Lady Arms" on their album '']''.
*Ms. Sara Macgrady, the lunch lady for Lakewood Elementary School in the TV show '']''. *Ms. Sara Macgrady, the lunch lady for Lakewood Elementary School in the TV show '']''.
*Denise Martin, a contestant on '']''. *Denise Martin, a contestant on '']''.
*In the ] ], '']'', the first villain that appears is the Lunch Lady Ghost. She does not like any changes the cafeteria's meat-based menu and can also control food (namely meat), to the point of forming it around herself as a giant meat monster. *In the ] ], '']'', the first villain that appears is the Lunch Lady Ghost. She does not like any changes the cafeteria's meat-based menu and can also control food (namely meat), to the point of forming it around herself as a giant meat monster.


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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.

Lunch ladies in popular culture

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