bag
English
/ˈbæɡ/, /ˈbæːɡ/, /ˈbɛɡ/, /ˈbeɪɡ/
noun
Definitions
- A flexible container made of cloth, paper, plastic, etc.
- (informal) A handbag
- A suitcase.
- A schoolbag, especially a backpack.
- (slang) One’s preference.
- (derogatory) An ugly woman.
- (baseball) The cloth-covered pillow used for first, second, and third base.
- (baseball) First, second, or third base.
- (preceded by "the") A breathalyzer, so named because it formerly had a plastic bag over the end to measure a set amount of breath.
- (mathematics) A collection of objects, disregarding order, but (unlike a set) in which elements may be repeated.
- A sac in animal bodies, containing some fluid or other substance.
- (now) A pouch tied behind a man's head to hold the back-hair of a wig; a bag wig.
- The quantity of game bagged in a hunt.
- (slang) A scrotum.
- (UK) A unit of measure of cement equal to 94 pounds.
- (mostly) A dark circle under the eye, caused by lack of sleep, drug addiction etc.
- (slang) A small envelope that contains drugs, especially narcotics.
- (MLE) £1000, a grand.
- (informal) A large number or amount.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English bagge derived from Old Norse baggi (bundle, satchel, bag, pack) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰak-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*bʰak-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Jerry English
- Teabagistan English
- a English
- air English
- airbag English
- airbagged English
- airbagless English
- bagboy English
- bagful English
- baggable English
- bagger English
- baggie English
- baggily English
- bagginess English
- baggy English
- baghead English
- baghouse English
- bagism English
- bagless English
- baglike English
- bagload English
- bagmaker English
- bagmaking English
- bagman English
- bagmoth English
- bagpipes English
- bagplot English
- bagwash English
- bagwoman English
- bagworm English
- ball English
- ballbag English
- bandolier English
- bean English
- beanbag English
- bin English
- binbag English
- biobag English
- book English
- bookbag English
- boy English
- carpet English
- carpetbag English
- carpetbagger English
- carpetbaggery English
- cock English
- cockbag English
- cunt English
- cuntbag English
- debag English
- debagger English
- dick English
- dickbag English
- dirt English
- dirtbag English
- dirtbaggery English
- doggy English
- doggy bag English
- douche English
- douchebag English
- douchebaggery English
- douchebagism English
- douchebagness English
- dry English
- drybag English
- dust English
- dustbag English
- earth English
- earthbag English
- endobag English
- feed English
- feedbag English
- flea English
- fleabag English
- foot English
- footbag English
- fuck English
- fuckbag English
- game English
- gamebag English
- gas English
- gasbag English
- gasbaggery English
- geobag English
- gift English
- giftbag English
- glove English
- glovebag English
- grab English
- grab bag English
- grot English
- grotbag English
- grow English
- growbag English
- hand English
- handbag English
- handbagger English
- handbaggy English
- handbagless English
- handbags English
- hoe English
- hoebag English
- honey English
- honeybag English
- horn English
- hornbag English
- hose English
- hosebag English
- house English
- ice English
- ice bag English
- in English
- jelly English
- jellybag English
- jerrybag English
- kit English
- kitbag English
- litter English
- litterbag English
- load English
- mail English
- mailbag English
- maker English
- making English
- man English
- man-bag English
- meal English
- mealbag English
- meat English
- meatbag English
- milk English
- milkbag English
- minibag English
- moth English
- multibag English
- net English
- netbag English
- nose English
- nosebag English
- nosebagged English
- nut English
- nutbag English
- nutbaggery English
- paper English
- paperbag English
- pipes English
- plot English
- polybag English
- polybagged English
- poop English
- poopbag English
- post English
- postbag English
- punch English
- punchbag English
- puss English
- puss in a bag English
- rag English
- ragbag English
- rat English
- ratbag English
- ratbaggery English
- rebag English
- rebagger English
- roll English
- rollbag English
- saddle English
- saddlebag English
- sand English
- sandbag English
- sandbagger English
- school English
- schoolbag English
- scruff English
- scruffbag English
- scum English
- scumbag English
- scumbaggery English
- scumbaggy English
- sea English
- seabag English
- seed English
- seedbag English
- shell English
- shellbag English
- shit English
- shit bag English
- shitbag English
- shitbaggery English
- shite English
- shitebag English
- shoe English
- shoebag English
- shoulder English
- shoulderbag English
- show English
- showbag English
- sick English
- sickbag English
- sleaze English
- sleazebag English
- slime English
- slimebag English
- slut English
- slutbag English
- snot English
- snotbag English
- stink English
- stinkbag English
- subbag English
- sugar English
- sugarbag English
- tea English
- teabag English
- teabagger English
- teabaggy English
- teabaglike English
- tool English
- toolbag English
- unbag English
- unbagged English
- unbagger English
- waist English
- waist bag English
- war English
- warbag English
- wash English
- washbag English
- water English
- waterbag English
- whinge English
- whingebag English
- wind English
- windbag English
- windbaggery English
- wine English
- winebag English
- woman English
- work English
- workbag English
- worm English
- *baga Latin
- Airbag German
- Bagage German
- airbag Italian
- airbag Dutch, Flemish
- doggybag Dutch, Flemish
- airbag French
- bagage French
- bagagiste French
- багаж Russian
- airbag Spanish, Castilian
- bagaje Spanish, Castilian
- *bʰak- Proto-Indo-European
- bag Norwegian Bokmål
- bagasje Norwegian Bokmål
- sekkepipe Norwegian Bokmål
- airbag Portuguese
- bagagem Portuguese
- *bagg Proto-Germanic
- airbag Swedish
- bag Swedish
- bagage Swedish
- エアバッグ Japanese
- サンドバッグ Japanese
- ドギーバッグ Japanese
- バッグ Japanese
- bagaż Polish
- bag Norwegian Nynorsk
- bagasje Norwegian Nynorsk
- sekkepipe Norwegian Nynorsk
- bagge Middle English
- bagger Middle English
- bagpipe Middle English
- wyndbagge Middle English
- baggi Old Norse
- bǫggull Old Norse
- bagage Danish
- baggrund Danish
- bagage Old French
- bagatge Catalan, Valencian
- baggi Icelandic
- बैग Hindi
- bag Welsh
- baich Welsh
- beichiog Welsh
- ba gác Vietnamese
- beg Malay
- багаж Bulgarian
- bagazh Albanian
- באַגאַזש Yiddish
- ბაგაჟი Georgian
- *baskis Proto-Celtic
- багаж Macedonian
- 핸드백 Korean
- ubhaka Zulu
- bek Tok Pisin
- bagay Haitian, Haitian Creole
- bagaj Crimean Tatar
- beig Kriol
- a
- in
- war
- rat
- gas
- air
- rag
- bin
- sea
- tea
- net
- dry
- boy
- kit
- hoe
- nut
- man
- ice
- feed
- dust
- meal
- wind
- show
- moth
- dirt
- game
- worm
- sand
- foot
- work
- seed
- cock
- cunt
- post
- horn
- gift
- scum
- fuck
- book
- sick
- grot
- slut
- wine
- grab
- poop
- ball
- snot
- puss
- shit
- shoe
- milk
- flea
- tool
- grow
- roll
- dick
- nose
- hose
- meat
- hand
- plot
- bean
- load
- wash
- unbag
- maker
- glove
- doggy
- debag
- water
- earth
- jelly
- shite
- paper
- waist
- woman
- shell
- pipes
- Jerry
- baggy
- stink
- slime
- punch
- rebag
- house
- sugar
- honey
- saddle
- ragbag
- bagman
- making
- nutbag
- drybag
- scruff
- carpet
- litter
- teabag
- subbag
- binbag
- sleaze
- seabag
- bagism
- warbag
- netbag
- douche
- kitbag
- hoebag
- airbag
- whinge
- baggie
- bagboy
- biobag
- geobag
- bagger
- gasbag
- ratbag
- school
- bagful
- dirtbag
- minibag
- dickbag
- endobag
- seedbag
- baggily
- meatbag
- mailbag
- polybag
- footbag
- dustbag
- hosebag
- shitbag
- bookbag
- beanbag
- sickbag
- gamebag
- growbag
- giftbag
- bagless
- toolbag
- windbag
- fuckbag
- bagplot
- bagload
- slutbag
- workbag
- handbag
- ice bag
- poopbag
- snotbag
- washbag
- scumbag
- postbag
- cockbag
- shoebag
- baghead
- nosebag
- showbag
- ballbag
- baglike
- bagwash
- bagworm
- sandbag
- cuntbag
- grotbag
- hornbag
- fleabag
- mealbag
- man-bag
- feedbag
- milkbag
- rollbag
- winebag
- bagmoth
- rebagger
- slimebag
- jerrybag
- jellybag
- glovebag
- handbags
- earthbag
- debagger
- shellbag
- paperbag
- punchbag
- baggable
- bagwoman
- honeybag
- baghouse
- multibag
- stinkbag
- shoulder
- teabaggy
- unbagger
- grab bag
- bagmaker
- bagpipes
- sugarbag
- shitebag
- waterbag
- unbagged
- shit bag
- airbagged
- doggy bag
- scruffbag
- litterbag
- scumbaggy
- bandolier
- saddlebag
- bagginess
- waist bag
- whingebag
- schoolbag
- teabagger
- handbaggy
- douchebag
- bagmaking
- carpetbag
- sleazebag
- nutbaggery
- gasbaggery
- teabaglike
- handbagger
- polybagged
- ratbaggery
- sandbagger
- airbagless
- nosebagged
- scumbaggery
- shoulderbag
- handbagless
- shitbaggery
- windbaggery
- Teabagistan
- dirtbaggery
- carpetbagger
- douchebagism
- douchebagness
- puss in a bag
- douchebaggery
- carpetbaggery