mummy bag

noun

1. a snug-fitting sleeping bag tapered from the shoulders to the feet, enclosing both the body and head except for a small opening for the face.

mummy bag

noun

1. a sleeping bag with a hood

Word History and Origins

Origin of mummy bag¹

So called because its shape resembles a wrapped Egyptian mummy

Word History and Origins

Origin of mummy bag¹

C20: so called because the wearer resembles a mummified body

Example Sentences

Smyth said he told him to stop, pulling the drawstrings tight on his new mummy bag, but the assault happened a few more times that night.

From Los Angeles Times

We sang to her by the campfire, changed her diaper by flashlight and fed her in the warmth of a mummy bag.

From New York Times

His brown eyes regarded me through a hole he had created by pulling his mummy bag’s drawstring so tightly around his face, only his eyes and nose were exposed.

From Washington Post

It was a good plan, but when I tried to actually get my arm out of the mummy bag, I flailed around like a fish out of water, and nearly dislocated my shoulder.

From Literature

He added wood to the fire, wrapped himself in his Eddie Bauer mummy bag.

From Project Gutenberg