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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Plastic bags clog streams and injure and kill marine mammals and wildlife.
From Los Angeles Times
The stores in Miami’s design district were packed with people carrying shopping bags when I was there over New Year’s.
From Barron's
Human-rights groups are trying to assemble a full account of the death toll, compiling evidence that includes images of body bags and testimonies from relatives, medical workers and other eyewitnesses.
Support, information and temporary shelter is available for local people at Exmouth Leisure Centre - with more sleeping bags and mats delivered to the centre earlier, according to the centre's chief operating officer Matt Wright.
From BBC
During a family trip to Lake Tahoe, he toted two bags of notes.
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