Sekirov Dictionary

brown bag

verb 3
noun 2
forms 5

verb3

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(informal) To carry one's packed lunch from home, either literally or figuratively in a brown paper bag or a lunchbox, rather than purchase it from a cafeteria or restaurant.
- I'm brown bagging it again this month because the combination of healthy plus inexpensive is hard to beat otherwise.
•
(informal) To consume alcohol in public from the bottle or can, while it is held concealed inside a brown paper bag, so as to avoid attention e.g. from the police.
- I'm brown bagging it again today because I haven't managed to kick this habit yet.
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(informal) To plant seed saved from one's own harvest, as opposed to buying new seed from a seed company.
- I'm brown bagging it again this year because I don't need to be spending money on expensive hybrids.

noun2

A brown paper bag.
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A short presentation or seminar on a given subject, especially one given at lunchtime.
- Did you attend the brown bag Tuesday on healthy exercise habits?

forms

brown bagged · brown-bagged · brown bagging · brown bags · brown-bags

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