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
Example Sentences
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The night before, she makes sure school bags are packed, shoes are ready, uniform is laid out and lunch is packed for the morning.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
The Savannah mill had already shifted from paper bags to containerboard by the time International Paper bought Union in 1999.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
He said the UN health agency had delivered surgical masks and gloves and body bags to Nepal.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
Following the same standardized method, 1,000 volunteers buried more than 2,000 pairs of cotton underwear and 12,000 tea bags at roughly 1,000 sites across Switzerland.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
After we’ve rested and eaten, she takes out two small bags of dried flower petals.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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