bags
Britishplural noun
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informal a lot; a great deal
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short for Oxford bags
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informal any pair of trousers
interjection
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Also: bags I. slang:childrens an indication of the desire to do, be, or have something
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uncouth
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And don’t mention the TikTok videos showing how the bags can help turn a phone into a seat-back screen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
“Not only am I not finding barf bags in the seat pocket, I’m also finding trash from prior passengers,” the 31-year-old motion designer from Atlanta said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
After our office was cleared, we were all sent home, only to be told to return the next day to drop off our contaminated clothes in trash bags.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Treatment includes washing all bedding, clothing, and household materials like curtains on a hot wash and tumble dry, or they can be put in plastic bags in a freezer for three or four days.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Max entered and set his bags next to my clothes and linens, acting like it was totally normal to show up alone with only his luggage.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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