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baggy

American  
[bag-ee] / ˈbæg i /

adjective

baggier, baggiest

  1. baglike; hanging loosely.

    Synonyms:
    loose-fitting, loose, droopy
baggy 1 British  
/ ˈbæɡɪ /

adjective

  1. (of clothes) hanging loosely; puffed out

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baggy 2 British  
/ ˈbæɡɪ /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of bagie

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Other Word Forms

  • baggily adverb
  • bagginess noun

Etymology

Origin of baggy

First recorded in 1820–30; bag + -y 1

Explanation

Baggy clothes are loose-fitting. Sometimes kids wear their pants so baggy that their legs look like toothpicks in a lunch bag. It’s easy to hide in baggy clothes, and they’re usually really comfy. The adjective baggy describes oversized or roomy clothes. A baggy t-shirt and ripped-up pants probably isn't the ideal outfit for a job interview. You can also talk about baggy skin — you might say that your friend's baggy eyes betray the fact that he stayed up late finishing his English paper. Baggy comes from bag, with its Old Norse root, baggi.

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Nineteenth-century realist novels—those “loose baggy monsters,” in Henry James’s words—get a bad rap for being boring.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Clyde: Hayley loves funny fits I wear, maybe baggy sweatpants and a funny beanie.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

The price paid for the cap, once a 16.5% buyer's premium of A$75,900 is added, totals $535,900, greater than the previous record holder, a baggy green from the same series that was sold in 2024.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

Ray Lindwall, who played his final Test in 1960, was the last Australian quick to wear a baggy green beyond his 37th birthday.

From BBC • Jan. 1, 2026

Pong slipped on the shirt and pulled on the baggy pants over his now-dried underwear.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

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