bag lunch
Meal from home
A bag lunch is a meal, typically midday, packed at home and carried in a bag—traditionally brown paper, now often reusable—to be eaten at school, work, or on an outing.
It usually contains a sandwich, snack, and drink, representing the practical alternative to buying food.
I brought a bag lunch so I wouldn't have to wait in the cafeteria line.
The term evokes modest, everyday eating rather than anything fancy.
- sandwichFilling between bread slices
- peanut butterPaste from ground gourds
- cold cutsPrecooked sliced meats
- brown paperUnbleached packaging material
- wax paperCoated moisture-resistant sheeting
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Professional midday meeting
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Restaurant food for elsewhere
dine out · eating out · fast food · catered lunch · delivery
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