plain brown wrapper

noun — 4 senses

plain brown wrapper

noun
1

An obscuring cover or wrapper, originally to allow postal delivery of sexually explicit periodicals.

2

Broadly Any veil, disguise, or mask.

3

Broadly An act of dissimulation, camouflage; a cover-up.

4

Slang An unmarked police car.

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