brown-bag: Meaning and Definition of

brown-bag

1. to bring (one's own liquor) to a restaurant or club, esp. one that has no liquor license.
2. to bring (one's lunch) to work or elsewhere, usually in a small brown paper bag.

1. to carry one's lunch in a brown paper bag.
2. to bring one's lunch to work or elsewhere, esp. in a brown paper bag.

1. brought to work, usually in a small brown paper bag: a brown-bag lunch.