lunchbox

• lunch box

lunch +‎ box

• Hyphenation: lunch‧box

lunchbox (plural lunchboxes)

1. A container for transporting meals, especially lunch.

   Hyponyms: bento box, lunch bucket, lunch pail

2. (slang, UK) The male genitals when enclosed in clothing.

   Synonyms: (US) basket, packet, package

3. (Asia) A lunch packaged in a disposable box to be taken away to eat.
4. (computing, slang) A luggable; an early laptop computer, usually a unit with a handle and a fold-out keyboard.
   • 1988, PC Mag (volume 7, number 17, 11 October 1988, page 93)

     You'll find a mix among clamshell laptops for strong laps, lunchboxes, and sewing-machine configurations; the latter two designs typically have detachable keyboards.

   • 2004, Scott Mueller, Upgrading and Repairing Laptops (page 20)

     The performance difference between desktops and lunchboxes was practically nil.

5. (slang) A simple portable transmitter sometimes used in phreaking.
6. A cocktail made with beer, orange juice, and almond liqueur.

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