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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CARACAS, Venezuela—Before White House officials left the presidential palace one recent afternoon, interim President Delcy Rodríguez gave them blue goody bags tagged with her name.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
I do like, however, that a 10-minute buildout has reduced how many bags of pasta I have open at any given time.
From Slate • May 24, 2026
Inside was Venezuelan rum for the men and straw beach bags and chocolate for the women.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
The BBC saw medical bags, a discarded police hat and a black e-scooter strewn across the road outside the palace's gates in the aftermath of the crash on Friday.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
Babs hands one of the little bags to Eddie and her parents and keeps one for the three of us.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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