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

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 11 Dec. 2023.

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