box lunch

noun

1. a lunch or light meal packed in a cardboard box or similar container:

   Each student was given a box lunch to eat on the bus.

Word History and Origins

Origin of box lunch¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

Most of the kids follow Ms. Cherry into the pizza line, except Chin and I have box lunch.

From Literature

Among other many other things, a “gourmet box lunch and Saturday breakfast” is included in the big doings, and there will be a “VIP Suite” available to those who might need one, according to the invitation.

From Washington Times

“He charged 25 cents, and they got a box lunch in the deal,” says John Murdy, known today as the architect of Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times

Remember those times in fourth grade When I shared the box lunch my mom made?

From Washington Post

Her father, despite being partially impaired by a stroke, would buy her a box lunch with cod.

From Seattle Times