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brown bagging

brown bag·ging
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [broun bag-ing]
    • /braʊn ˈbæg ɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [broun bag-ing]
    • /braʊn ˈbæg ɪŋ/

Definitions of brown bagging words

  • verb with object brown bagging to bring (one's own liquor) to a restaurant or club, especially one that has no liquor license. 1
  • verb with object brown bagging to bring (one's lunch) to work or elsewhere, usually in a small brown paper bag. 1
  • verb without object brown bagging to carry one's lunch in a brown paper bag. 1
  • adjective brown bagging brought to work, usually in a small brown paper bag: a brown-bag lunch. 1
  • idioms brown bagging brown-bag it, to bring one's lunch to work or elsewhere, especially in a brown paper bag. 1
  • noun brown bagging The act of brown bagging, of carrying lunch to work (or school), frequently in a brown paper bag. 0
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Parts of speech for Brown bagging

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brown bagging 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 bagging usage trend in Literature

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