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'''Brownbagging''' or '''brown-bagging''' refers to various uses of a typical brown [[paper bag]] |
'''Brownbagging''' or '''brown-bagging''' refers to various uses of a typical brown [[paper bag]]: |
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'''verb'''; '''Brownbagging''' 1) The intoxicated abusive ramblings of a one [[Alex Brown]], The action usually takes place after a six pack of beer or a couple of glasses of red wine. |
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2) The calling out of a drunken disorderly person namely [[Alex Brown]] when hes making a fool of himself. |
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'''noun'''; '''BrownBag''' the pseudonym of an intoxicated man, [[Alex Brown]]: |
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== Agriculture == |
== Agriculture == |
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Look up brown-bag in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Brownbagging or brown-bagging refers to various uses of a typical brown paper bag:
Agriculture
- A term for the farming practice of reusing seeds from year to year, which is illegal for patented varieties
Alcohol
- Under United States open container laws, carrying a container of alcohol concealed in a paper bag
- Bringing your own alcoholic beverages to a restaurant lacking a liquor license (also known as BYOB for Bring Your Own Bottle)[1]
Culture
- Brown bag test, the practice of judging a person's skin color in relation to that of a brown paper bag.[2]
Food
- Carrying a packed lunch to work or school, frequently in a brown paper bag
- A brown bag seminar, an informal meeting or presentation, to which you are welcome to bring your brownbag lunch
Medicine
- Supplying privately purchased drugs to a hospital or clinic.[3]
References
- ^ "Sour Grapes in the Big Apple". TIME magazine. April 2, 1984. Retrieved 2007-12-15.
- ^ http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=brown%20bag%20test&page=2
- ^ Fred Gebhart (June 22, 2007). "Final rules may slow brown bagging". Drugtopics.com. Retrieved 2007-12-15.
Final rules on hospital participation in Medicare and Medicaid may help pharmacists crack down on patients who try to provide their own drugs for hospital use. The practice is called "brown bagging," from the brown paper bags patients get from retail pharmacies.