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brown bag

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Noun

  1. A brown paper bag.
  2. A short presentation or seminar on a given subject, especially one given at lunchtime.
  3. Alternative form of brown bag.

Verb

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. To plant seed saved from one's own harvest, as opposed to buying new seed from a seed company.
  4. Alternative form of brown bag.

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