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brown-bag
(redirected from brown-bag lunch)

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brown-bag (brounbg)
tr.v. brown-bagged, brown-bag·ging, brown-bags
1. To take (lunch) to work, typically in a brown paper bag.
2. To take (liquor) into a public establishment, such as a restaurant, that does not serve alcohol.
brown-bagger n.


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It's the oldest, "extra large" Grubb sister--the other two are small and medium--who says she'll plant a dozen smooches on him, one for every jelly donut he plans to steal from her brown-bag lunch.
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Students bring a brown-bag lunch - a significant change for children accustomed to cutting class and going out for lunch.
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