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lunch-bucket

adjective lunch-buck·et \ ˈlənch-ˌbə-kət \

Definition of lunch-bucket

: of, relating to, or possessing working-class values : blue-collar
  • lunch-bucket issues
  • a lunch-bucket athlete

First Known Use of lunch-bucket

1956

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