# lunchbox

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlʌntʃˌbɒks/ · frequency rank #40,786

## Definitions
1. A container for transporting meals, especially lunch.
2. The penis when enclosed in clothing.
3. A lunch packaged in a disposable box to be taken away to eat.
4. A luggable; an early laptop computer, usually a unit with a handle and a fold-out keyboard.
5. A simple portable transmitter sometimes used in phreaking.
6. A cocktail made with beer, orange juice, and almond liqueur.
7. A person seen as weak and disposable who could easily be sacrificed without much guilt or afterthought.

## Etymology
From lunch + box.

## Easily confused with
- **luncheon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lunchbox-vs-luncheon)

## Common misspellings (13)
`llunchbox`, `lnuchbox`, `lucnhbox`, `luncbhox`, `luncchbox`, `lunchbbox`, `lunchboxx`, `lunchbxo`, `lunchhbox`, `lunchobx`, `lunhcbox`, `lunnchbox`, `ulnchbox`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lunchbox