lunchbox
/ˈlʌntʃˌbɒks/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A container for transporting meals, especially lunch.
noun
A lunch packaged in a disposable box to be taken away to eat.
noun
A luggable; an early laptop computer, usually a unit with a handle and a fold-out keyboard.
Slang
noun
A person seen as weak and disposable who could easily be sacrificed without much guilt or afterthought.
Slang
Example Sentences
- "“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."
- "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[…]"
- "Jack was carrying his lunchbox with him."
- "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."