box lunch

Meanings

nounbox lunch (plural box lunches)

A packed lunch in a box.
broadlySynonym of packed lunch.
Synonyms: packed lunch
especially AsiaSuch a lunch prepared and sold by a vendor as a form of takeout, especially for office worker crowds in a downtown.
Synonyms: lunchbox

nounSynonym of packed lunch.

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nounSuch a lunch prepared and sold by a vendor as a form of takeout, especially for office worker crowds in a downtown.

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