lunch-bucket

adjective

lunch-buck·​et ˈlənch-ˌbə-kət How to pronounce lunch-bucket (audio)
: of, relating to, or possessing working-class values : blue-collar
lunch-bucket issues
a lunch-bucket athlete

Examples of lunch-bucket in a Sentence

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From the opposite coast, the bruises and lunch-bucket brutality of the ’90s New York Knicks. Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of lunch-bucket was in 1956

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“Lunch-bucket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lunch-bucket. Accessed 8 Dec. 2024.

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