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 word

transitive verb brown-bag If you brown-bag your lunch or you brown-bag it, you bring your lunch in a bag to work or school. 3
adjective brown-bag A brown-bag lunch is a meal that you bring in a bag to work or school. 3
noun brown-bag a bag made of brown paper, often used for carrying a packed lunch or alcohol 3
verb brown-bag to take a packed lunch in a brown bag 3
verb brown-bag to carry alcohol in a brown bag 3
verb transitive brown-bag to carry (one's lunch) to work or school, as in a brown paper bag 3

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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 54% 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.