doggie bag
Restaurant leftover container
A doggie bag is a container for taking home leftover food from a restaurant.
The name suggests the food is for a pet, providing a face-saving excuse for not finishing a meal, though everyone understands it's usually for the person: Can we get a doggie bag for the rest of this pasta?
- takeoutRestaurant food for elsewhere
- food wasteDiscarded edible matter
- sackRough fabric bag
- reheatingRestoring temperature to food
- frugalityEconomical resource management
resourcefulness · practicality · hospitality · thriftiness · dinner · leftovers · table scraps · late night snack · dinner roll · lunch · supper · dining customs · feast · banquet · take-home · biodegradable packaging · waiter · generosity