bag lunch

noun

US
: a lunch prepared at home and packed inside a bag or box to be eaten elsewhere
His circle of students grew, and each Tuesday they met to eat bag lunches and talk.Elizabeth Hall

called also box lunch

Examples of bag lunch in a Sentence

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The group arrived late and had to scarf down their brown bag lunches in Bryant Park. Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2024 The center’s cook who typically makes hot lunches hadn’t shown up on Friday, resulting in the center only offering bag lunches. Dana Munro, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2024 Chattering and animated, the students filed into the exhibit hall carrying tri-fold poster boards and bag lunches. Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2024 Plus, these Greek meatballs, along with the yogurt sauce and rice, would be delicious stuffed in pitas for brown bag lunches during the week. Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bag lunch 

Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bag lunch was in 1895

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“Bag lunch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bag%20lunch. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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