brown bag
3
2.4
- noun
- /braʊn bæg/
:
bolsa de papel marrón
- Larry walks back with a coffee for himself and a brown bag beer for Frank.
- brown bag lunch
- brown bag of groceries
- small brown bag
Examples
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You girls seen a brown bag with a white stripe and my initials?
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If you need special food, your mom will pack it for you in a grease-stained brown bag.
Blog text (2) -
It's in the brown bag!
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I lost a brown bag yesterday.
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Ben is coming out of a liquor store with a large brown bag.
Fiction book (1995) -
These are known as brown bag lunches because if you want to eat, you have to bring your own lunch.
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Mam's dress is in that old brown bag.
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Mr. Westbrook comes out of the store with a brown bag under his arm.
Fiction book (1993) -
He had a glass of milk, a humble brown bag, and his everlasting smile.
Fiction book (1995) -
Mr. Westbrook comes out of the store with a brown bag under his arm.
Synonyms
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1.0
A flexible container for carrying personal things like books or clothes
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1.0
A bag made of paper that shops use to carry things you buy
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a simple paper bag that is brown' is directly and compositionally derived from the adjective 'brown' modifying the noun 'bag'; a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer this. This is a straightforward adjective–noun combination following common cross-linguistic patterns, so it is transparent.
Etymology
Brown bag The noun brown bag comes from the plain brown paper bag people used to carry a 'packed lunch' to work or school. That clear image of a cheap paper bag holding your sandwich is why brown bag means a simple paper bag or the 'packed lunch' inside.