lunch bag

Portable food container

A lunch bag is a small bag used to carry food for a midday meal, typically to work or school.

It may be a simple paper sack (a brown bag) or an insulated container that keeps food at the proper temperature.

She packed her lunch bag the night before.

The term is sometimes interchangeable with lunch box, though bags are usually softer and more collapsible.

Related

sandwich · peanut butter · insulated · zipper · snack · reusable · food storage · school · work · picnic · container · ice pack · cafeteria · midday · meal prep · Tupperware · apple · napkin

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Opposites
container type/formality

lunch bagcooler

Insulated storage container

ice chest · picnic basket · refrigerator · briefcase · grocery bag

meal preparation approach

lunch bagcafeteria tray

Rectangular serving surface

takeout container · delivery order · catered lunch · business lunch · room service

meal context

lunch bagformal dinner

Ceremonial evening meal

room service · banquet · fine dining · cafeteria tray · buffet

Family

lunch, bag, lunches, lunching, lunched, luncheon, luncheonette, bags, bagged

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Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G