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brown bags

brown bags is the plural of brown bag.

brown bags is the third-person singular simple present indicative of brown bag.

Meaning of brown bag

Noun

brown bag (plural brown bags)

  1. A brown paper bag.
  2. (idiomatic) A short presentation or seminar on a given subject, especially one given at lunchtime.
    • Did you attend the brown bag Tuesday on healthy exercise habits?
    Synonyms:
    lunch-and-learn

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Questions about brown bags

What is brown bags the plural of?
Brown bags is the plural of brown bag.

Words near brown bags in the dictionary

  1. brown bag
  2. brown bag test
  3. brown bag tests
  4. brown bagged
  5. brown bagging
  6. brown bags
  7. brown bar
  8. brown bars
  9. brown bastard
  10. brown bastards
  11. brown beaksedge

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