Meaning of lunchbox | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A container for transporting meals, especially lunch.
2. The penis when enclosed in clothing.
   UK, slang
3. A lunch packaged in a disposable box to be taken away to eat.
4. A luggable; an early laptop computer, usually a unit with a handle and a fold-out keyboard.
   slang
5. A simple portable transmitter sometimes used in phreaking.
   slang
6. A cocktail made with beer, orange juice, and almond liqueur.
7. A person seen as weak and disposable who could easily be sacrificed without much guilt or afterthought.
   idiomatic, slang

Equivalents

Examples

““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.”

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