Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brownbagger

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: brown-bag-ger
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who brings their own lunch to work.

American usage; Colloquial

noun

Synonym of butterface.

American usage; Colloquial; Derogatory

Etymology

From brown bag + -er.

Usage

Inflected Forms

brownbaggers (plural) brown-bagger (alternative)

Phrases

brown-bag

Frequently Paired Words

brown-bag

Synonyms

butterface

Questions

What does brownbagger mean?: A person who brings their own lunch to work.
Where does brownbagger come from?: From brown bag + -er.

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