brown-bagging

Variant of brown-bag

transitive verb, intransitive verb brown-bagged, brown-bagging

  1. to carry (one's lunch) to work or school, as in a brown paper bag
  2. to bring (one's own liquor) into a restaurant, nightclub, etc. which is not permitted to sell liquor but may furnish setups
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