baggage
[ bag-ij ]
/ ˈbæg ɪdʒ /
noun
trunks, suitcases, etc., used in traveling; luggage.
the portable equipment of an army.
things that encumber one's freedom, progress, development, or adaptability; impediments: intellectual baggage that keeps one from thinking clearly; neurotic conflicts that arise from struggling with too much emotional baggage.
Archaic.
- a worthless woman.
- a prostitute or disreputable woman.
- Often Disparaging. a pert, playful young woman or girl: a pretty baggage; a saucy baggage.
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Words nearby baggage
Bagdad boil, B.Ag.E., Bagehot, bagel, bagful, baggage, baggage car, baggage handler, baggagemaster, baggataway, bagger
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British Dictionary definitions for baggage
baggage
/ (ˈbæɡɪdʒ) /
noun
- suitcases, bags, etc, packed for a journey; luggage
- mainly US and Canadian (as modifier)baggage car
an army's portable equipment
informal, old-fashioned
- a pert young woman
- an immoral woman or prostitute
Irish informal a cantankerous old woman
informal previous knowledge and experience that a person may use or be influenced by in new circumstancescultural baggage
Word Origin for baggage
C15: from Old French bagage, from bague a bundle, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse baggi bag
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