lunchboxとは 意味・読み方・使い方

別の表記

• lunch box, lunch-box

語源

From lunch +‎ box.

発音

• IPA: /ˈlʌntʃˌbɒks/
• ハイフネーション: lunch‧box

名詞

lunchbox (plural lunchboxes)

1. A container for transporting meals, especially lunch.

   Hyponyms: bento box, lunch bucket, lunch pail

   • 2025 November 6, Dan Mangan, quoting Sabrina Shroff, “DC sandwich thrower Sean Dunn found not guilty of assaulting federal agent”, in CNBC‎:

     “If someone assaulted you, if someone offended you, would you keep a memento of their assault? Would you stick it on your daily lunchbox and carry it with you day in and day out?” she asked.

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

   Synonyms: (US) basket, packet, package

   • 2015, Encarnación Gutiérrez Rodríguez, Shirley Anne Tate, Creolizing Europe: Legacies and Transformations, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 109:

     The campaign tagline, 'I've got a tiny packet', is written across [Linford] Christie's trademark impressively muscled upper body. 'Tiny packet' makes us remember that Linford is known for his 'lunchbox' from his heyday as a sprinter because of the bulge apparent in his lycra shorts. His lunchbox and now his tiny packet allude to the diminishing of black men to just their genitals […]

3. (especially Asia) A lunch packaged in a disposable box to be taken away to eat.

   Synonym: box lunch

   Jack was carrying his lunchbox with him.

4. (computing, slang) A luggable; an early laptop computer, usually a unit with a handle and a fold-out keyboard.
   • 1988 October 11, PC Mag, volume 7, number 17, 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.
7. (slang, idiomatic) A person seen as weak and disposable who could easily be sacrificed without much guilt or afterthought. (Can we add an example for this sense? )

派生語

アナグラム

• box lunch

アナグラム

• box lunch