lunchpail

Worker's food container

A lunchpail is a container for carrying a packed meal to work or school, typically a metal box with a handle.

The word evokes blue-collar labor—factory workers, construction crews, miners.

As an adjective, lunchpail describes unpretentious, hardworking people or attitudes: a lunchpail approach to the game, lunchpail values.

Also spelled lunch pail.

container

thermos

Insulated liquid container

lid · handle · insulated · metal · plastic · tin · box · carrier · cooler · pouch

workday

blue-collar

Manual labor workforce

  • factoryIndustrial production facility
  • shiftMovement or work period
  • breakInterrupt continuity

construction · union · wage · labor · hard hat · worker · tradesman · assembly line · dock · warehouse

mealtime

sandwich

Filling between bread slices

  • saladCold dressed vegetables
  • soupCooked liquid dish
  • snackLight between-meal fare

leftovers · fruit · chips · crackers · juice · pudding · apple · carrot sticks · cookie · wrap

durable

sturdy

Solidly built, durable

dented · battered · reliable · hard-wearing · heavy-duty · weathered · well-used · trusty · scratched · worn

nostalgia

schoolyard

Outdoor area at school

childhood · homemade · vintage · retro · tin · cartoon character · metal box · milk carton · memories · classic

Opposites
class/economic status

lunchpailwhite-collar

Office work designation

briefcase · executive · power lunch · country club · silver spoon

food transport/storage method

lunchpailcooler

Insulated storage container

insulated bag · bento box · room service · delivery service · business lunch

work ethic metaphor

lunchpailflashy

Showy, often tastelessly so

showboat · prima donna · glamorous · diva · hotdog

Family

lunchpails

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G