Idiom
brown bag
Meaning
A short presentation or seminar on a given subject, especially one given at lunchtime.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“We are having a brown bag about the new software today.”
“The marketing team organized a brown bag to discuss the upcoming project while everyone eats lunch.”
“The department head scheduled a brown bag to share recent research findings, encouraging staff to attend during their midday break.”
Examples
simple
“We are having a brown bag about the new software today.”
contextual
“The marketing team organized a brown bag to discuss the upcoming project while everyone eats lunch.”
complex
“The department head scheduled a brown bag to share recent research findings, encouraging staff to attend during their midday break.”
Origin
From the brown paper bag traditionally used to carry one's own packed lunch from home.
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