| 单词 | brown-bagger |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbrown-bagger brown-bagger n. chiefly North American one who carries a brown bag, esp. containing food or drink; originally U.S. Services' slang, a married man. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > married person > married man > [noun] wedmana1500 brown-bagger1947 the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating in specific conditions > [noun] > taking packed lunch > one who brown-bagger1947 1947 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang Suppl. 13 Brown bagger, a married serviceman. 1958 Oxf. Mail 14 Aug. 6/6 Important are..the graphic descriptions of ‘brown-baggers’—married naval officers who regard the ship as an office. 1967 News & Observer (Raleigh, N. Carolina) 9 Feb. 1/6 The ‘brown-baggers’ got in the first legislative lick..on the explosive liquor issue. 1975 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 21 Apr. 27/8 The new kind of airline passengers have given birth to a brand new aviation term in the United States. They've been tagged ‘brown baggers’, in reference to their way of carrying their vittles in brown paper bags when they come aboard. 1986 Los Angeles Times 19 June viii. 29/2 Brown-baggers should replace bags daily; never use a soiled or wet bag. < as lemmas |
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