box lunch

noun

: a lunch packed in a container (such as a box)

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Perfect emergency snack for a hike, bento box lunch, or voting line. — Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 July 2026 Ferndale Pride Golf Scramble This Ferndale Pride fundraiser, an 18-hole shotgun start golf tournament, includes a deli box lunch and dinner at the Maple Lane clubhouse. — Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 31 May 2025 In 2017, Jia shot a sequence of Zhao’s character buying a box lunch on a boat along the Yangtze. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 17 May 2025 The $45 registration cost includes the admission of one dog and one human companion, a choice from three gourmet box lunch options, a doggie goodie bag of treats and toys to go, contests and tickets for door prizes. — Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for box lunch

Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of box lunch was in 1889

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“Box lunch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/box%20lunch. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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