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barf bag

American  

noun

  1. Slang. a disposable paper bag provided by airlines for each passenger in the event of air sickness and usually placed in the pocket behind every seat.


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Rehearsals would have been punishing even for someone who wasn’t presumably trying to navigate them while clutching a first-trimester barf bag.

From Washington Post • Feb. 13, 2023

"Then I remember some bad noises coming from Bill, and a barf bag floating back from right to left," he says.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2021

Hoo boy, do we have the barf bag for you.

From Golf Digest • Mar. 31, 2020

Word of warning to viewers: Get a barf bag handy if you have a weak stomach.

From Washington Times • Jan. 11, 2016

But still didn't think to pack a barf bag, and the pancakes I had this morning had turned back into batter.

From "Sunny" by Jason Reynolds

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