bag nasty
n.— «Re-enactors have seen and heard of actors and production crew eating lobster, fettucine alfredo, turky, veal and cracked crab at lunch hours while they eat what they call a “bag nasty”—bagged lunches. Re-enactors said the “bag nasty” is served at the sets, which re-enactors can not leave until work is complete.» —“Teamsters threaten movie pickets again” by Robert Holt Gettysburg Times (Pa.) Aug. 4, 1992. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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