brown bag

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [broun bag]
- /braʊn bæg/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [broun bag]
- /braʊn bæg/

Definitions of brown bag words

verb with object brown bag to bring (one's own liquor) to a restaurant or club, especially one that has no liquor license. 1
verb with object brown bag to bring (one's lunch) to work or elsewhere, usually in a small brown paper bag. 1
verb without object brown bag to carry one's lunch in a brown paper bag. 1
adjective brown bag brought to work, usually in a small brown paper bag: a brown-bag lunch. 1
idioms brown bag brown-bag it, to bring one's lunch to work or elsewhere, especially in a brown paper bag. 1
noun brown bag (Idiomatic) A short presentation or seminar on a given subject, especially one given at lunchtime. 0

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Parts of speech for Brown bag

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brown bag popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

brown bag usage trend in Literature

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