baggy

American  

[bag-ee] / ˈbæg i /

adjective

baggier, baggiest

1. baglike; hanging loosely.

   Synonyms:

   loose-fitting, loose, droopy

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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.

Example Sentences

While she spoke animatedly from a green room couch, Day’s bubblegum pink off-shoulder tee and baggy white pants repeatedly flounced out and then resettled in new shapes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Wearing an ill-fitting hooded sweatshirt, with gray stubbles and baggy eyes, he didn’t look like a typical upscale tourist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

From Champions League toe-pokes to swivelling on a dime in baggy blaugrana, the Ballon d'Or winner's very presence was enough to tune in for.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Another Brit abroad, Lola Young performed her hit Messy but looked pretty smart in a shirt and tie under a baggy outfit.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

He wore the typical junior engineer’s uniform: a canvas shirt with baggy khaki pants tucked into brown leather miner’s boots.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

Related Words

• billowing
• floppy
• oversize
• roomy