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brown bag
brown bag n a bag made of brown paper, often used for carrying a packed lunch or alcohol vb (intr) , -bags, -bagging or -bagged1. to take a packed lunch in a brown bag2. to carry alcohol in a brown bagbrown bag
brown bag1. verb To pack one's own food (e.g., in a brown paper bag), especially lunch, usually for work or school. People who brown bag it each day eat healthier foods than those who go out for lunch.2. noun Such a lunch. Aw man, I forgot my brown bag, so I'll have to buy lunch after all.3. adjective Describing a gathering in which people bring their own bag lunches. The phrase can be hyphenated in this usage. Can we go out to a restaurant for a change? I'm sick of these brown-bag meetings.See also: bag, brownbrown-baggingPacking one's own food (e.g., in a brown paper bag), especially lunch, usually for work or school. Ever since I started brown-bagging it, I've been eating much healthier foods than when I used to go out for lunch.brown-bag1. n. a bag lunch. Bring a brown-bag, and we’ll talk and eat at the same time. 2. in. to carry a bag lunch. He’s back to brown-bagging while he saves up for his vacation. 3. mod. having to do with an event during which people eat their own bag lunches. These brown-bag affairs seem so tacky. Brown Bag
Brown BagA lunch meeting. That is, a brown bag is a luncheon in which business or other pertinent matters are discussed. If a brown bag is catered, the company generally pays for it. |