brown bagging

noun

Updated on: 10 Apr 2018

Definition of brown bagging

1 : the practice of carrying one's lunch (as to school or work) usually in a brown paper bag

2 : the practice of carrying a bottle of liquor into a restaurant or club where setups are available

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brown-bag

play \ˈbrau̇n-ˌbag\ verb or adjective

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brown bagger

noun

Recent Examples of brown bagging from the Web

Bring your sewing machine with pre-wound bobbins and a brown bag lunch.

— Courant Community, "Community News For The South Windsor Edition," 3 Apr. 2018
Bring your sewing machine with pre-wound bobbins and a brown bag lunch.

— Courant Community, "Community News For The South Windsor Edition," 20 Mar. 2018
Willoughby Brewing has grown from a brewpub that once was a cigar lounge that served lagers in brown bags to creating what has become a cult-classic ale among craft-beer drinkers.

— marc bona, cleveland.com, "Willoughby Brewing Co. marks 20 years with specials and a lot of history," 19 Feb. 2018
He is credited with iconic branding for companies like Bloomingdale’s (the big brown bag and logo), Ford and American Airlines.

— stefanos chen, New York Times, "Lella and Massimo Vignelli’s Home Seeks a Like-Minded Buyer," 24 Jan. 2018
Russell Kowick stood outside the Whole Foods location on Stanyan Street with a few brown bags beside him.

— jenna lyons, San Francisco Chronicle, "Recent Whole Foods shortages surprise SF shoppers," 18 Jan. 2018
Bring your sewing machine with pre-wound bobbins and a brown bag lunch.

— Courant Community, "Community News For The South Windsor Edition," 9 Jan. 2018
On Thursday, as the holiday rush intensified, dozens of associates buzzed around the sprawling warehouse, picking things like shampoo and candy off the shelves and placing them in brown bags.

— trisha thadani, San Francisco Chronicle, "The night before Christmas, Amazon has procrastinators covered," 21 Dec. 2017
The use of the brown bags is strongly recommended as early snow may require suspension or cancellation of vacuum leaf collection until the spring.

— Courant Community, "Community News For The East Hartford Edition," 18 Dec. 2017

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