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Dictionary says 昼 means noon, midday, or lunch but colloquially if someone
says "彼は昼過ぎに来ます" would it mean "He'll come after lunch." or "He'll come in the
afternoon."?
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Does "彼は昼過ぎに来ます" mean "He'll come after lunch." or "He'll come in the afternoon."?
I'd say it can be both. Since 昼 can mean (as you wrote in the OP) noon, lunch,
so it depends on situation. If you are planning to have lunch with someone
when you meet them, you can use " _afternoon_ "; if you don't plan to, you can
use " _after lunch_ ".

I think " _afternoon_ " is the most commonly used, since either way he'll come
to you at afternoon anyway.
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昼過ぎ means early afternoon. I would say between a few minutes past noon and
around two at the latest. Whether you have had lunch is not important. If I
wanted to say "after lunch," I wouldn't say 過ぎ. It's purely about time.
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I would translate it by

> He will come in the early afternoon

or

> He comes in the early afternoon

depending on the context to capture the meaning of 昼過ぎ.
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