brown-bag



brown-bag

1. n. a bag lunch. Bring a brown-bag, and we’ll talk and eat at the same time.
2. in. to carry a bag lunch. He’s back to brown-bagging while he saves up for his vacation.
3. mod. having to do with an event during which people eat their own bag lunches. These brown-bag affairs seem so tacky.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ClayKLAYEnglish
Arago[ə'ra:gɔ]
Gisellezhee-ZEL (French), ji-ZEL (English)French, English (Modern)
Ithiel-Biblical
Mi-Kyungmee-gyungKorean
BjÖRg-Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic