"packed meal" means: In Wales — especially around Swansea — a packed meal is what the rest of the world calls a takeaway or takeout. While the phrase sounds like.... This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.