brown´-bag´ger

brown´-bag´ger
brown-bag «BROWN BAG», adj., v. -bagged, -bag|ging.
–adj.
1. a) carrying a homemade lunch to work in a brown paper bag: »

brown-bag lunchers .

b) carrying alcoholic liquor to consume from a bottle in a brown paper bag.
2. characteristic of or participated in by those who are considered a type that carry lunch to work: »

brown-bag protest .

–transitive verb., intransitive verb.
1. to carry (a homemade lunch) to work in a brown paper bag.
2. to carry alcoholic liquor to consume from a bottle in a brown paper bag.
brown´-bag´ger, n.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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