brown-bagadjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˌbraʊnˈbæɡ/us/ˌbraʊnˈbæɡ/brown-bag lunch
food that you take to work with you to eat for your meal in the middle of the day:
There are as many brown-bag lunches eaten today as lunches in restaurants.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Meals & parts of meals
- accompaniment
- afternoon tea
- afters
- amuse-bouche
- antipasto
- dinner party
- dinner time
- elevenses
- English breakfast
- feast
- picnic
- plate meal
- ploughman's lunch
- postprandial
- pot luck
- smorgasbord
- teatime
- tiffin
- TV dinner
- working lunch/breakfast
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brown-bagverb [ I or T ]
uk/ˌbraʊnˈbæɡ/us/ˌbraʊnˈbæɡ/USto take your own food to eat during the day, usually in a brown paper bag:
The park has become a place where office workers brown-bag it and take leisurely strolls.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Meals & parts of meals
- accompaniment
- afternoon tea
- afters
- amuse-bouche
- antipasto
- dinner party
- dinner time
- elevenses
- English breakfast
- feast
- picnic
- plate meal
- ploughman's lunch
- postprandial
- pot luck
- smorgasbord
- teatime
- tiffin
- TV dinner
- working lunch/breakfast
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