lunchbox
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 22
- Words With Friends
- 26
- Letters
- 8
/ˈlʌntʃˌbɒks/
Definition of lunchbox
7 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A container for transporting meals, especially lunch.
““If someone assaulted you, if someone offended you, would you keep a memento of their assault? Would you stick it on your daily lunchbox and carry it with you day in and day out?” she asked.”
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noun
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A container for transporting meals, especially lunch.
““If someone assaulted you, if someone offended you, would you keep a memento of their assault? Would you stick it on your daily lunchbox and carry it with you day in and day out?” she asked.”
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(UK, slang)The penis when enclosed in clothing.
“The campaign tagline, 'I've got a tiny packet', is written across [Linford] Christie's trademark impressively muscled upper body. 'Tiny packet' makes us remember that Linford is known for his 'lunchbox' from his heyday as a sprinter because of the bulge apparent in his lycra shorts. His lunchbox and now his tiny packet allude to the diminishing of black men to just their genitals[…]”
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A lunch packaged in a disposable box to be taken away to eat.
“Jack was carrying his lunchbox with him.”
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(slang)A luggable; an early laptop computer, usually a unit with a handle and a fold-out keyboard.
“You'll find a mix among clamshell laptops for strong laps, lunchboxes, and sewing-machine configurations; the latter two designs typically have detachable keyboards.”
“The performance difference between desktops and lunchboxes was practically nil.”
- (slang)A simple portable transmitter sometimes used in phreaking.
- A cocktail made with beer, orange juice, and almond liqueur.
- (idiomatic, slang)A person seen as weak and disposable who could easily be sacrificed without much guilt or afterthought.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From lunch + box.
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