lunch box

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [luhnch boks]
- /lʌntʃ bɒks/
- /lʌntʃ bɒks/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [luhnch boks]
- /lʌntʃ bɒks/

Definitions of lunch box words

noun lunch box a small container, usually of metal or plastic and with a handle, for carrying one's lunch from home to school or work. 1
noun lunch box container for a packed lunch 1
noun lunch box man's crotch area 1
countable noun lunch box A lunch box is a small container with a lid. You put food such as sandwiches in it to eat for lunch at work or at school. 0
noun lunch box a container for carrying a packed lunch 0
noun lunch box a man's genitals 0

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Origin of lunch box

First appearance:

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

First recorded in 1860-65; lunch + box1

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Parts of speech for Lunch box

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Lunch box

lunch box popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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