Definition of bag lunch
US
: a lunch prepared at home and packed inside a bag or box to be eaten elsewhere
His circle of students grew, and each Tuesday they met to eat bag lunches and talk.— Elizabeth Hall
— called also box lunch
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
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Time Traveler for bag lunch
The first known use of bag lunch was in 1895
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