brown bag

== English == === Alternative forms === brown-bag === Etymology === (presentation): From the brown paper bag traditionally used to carry one's own packed lunch from home. === Pronunciation === === Noun === brown bag (plural brown bags) A brown paper bag. (idiomatic) A short presentation or seminar on a given subject, especially one given at lunchtime. Synonym: lunch-and-learn ==== Usage notes ==== Particularly in US English, paperbag and brown bag both appear in a variety of idiomatic expressions concerning butterfaces, people considered attractive apart from their face. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== === Verb === brown bag (third-person singular simple present brown bags, present participle brown bagging, simple past and past participle brown bagged) (informal, ambitransitive) To carry one's packed lunch from home, either literally or figuratively in a brown paper bag or a lunchbox, rather than purchase it from a cafeteria or restaurant. (informal, ambitransitive) To consume alcohol in public from the bottle or can, while it is held concealed inside a brown paper bag, so as to avoid attention e.g. from the police. (informal, agriculture, ambitransitive) To plant seed saved from one's own harvest, as opposed to buying new seed from a seed company. ==== See also ====