goon bag

British

noun

informal the plastic bladder inside a box of (usu cheap) wine

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Etymology

Origin of goon bag

from _goon ² + _bag

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The screw cap was followed by the wine box – or as it is known in Australia, the goon bag – which didn't do much for the reputation of the wine inside.

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