bag
noun
noun, derog, orig US
1: A woman, esp. one who is unattractive or elderly; esp. in phr. old bag. (1924 —) .
M. Dickens I've never really known a pretty girl like you. At the training college they were all bags (1961).
2:orig US A person's preoccupation, speciality, or preferred activity; a distinctive style or category; esp. a characteristic manner of playing jazz or similar music. (1960 —) .
Sunday Times His bag is paper sculpture (1966). See also bagsnoun. verb trans .
3: to bag schoolUS To play truant. Also to bag it. (1934 —) .
Philadelphia Bulletin Threatening him with castor oil, when he seemed set to bag school, never did any good (1948).
4:Austral To criticize, disparage. (1975 —) .
Australian It pains me to report that Choice, journal of the Australian Consumers' Association, bags Vegemite for having too much salt in it (1981).
noun, derog, orig US
1: A woman, esp. one who is unattractive or elderly; esp. in phr. old bag. (1924 —) .
M. Dickens I've never really known a pretty girl like you. At the training college they were all bags (1961).
2:
Sunday Times His bag is paper sculpture (1966). See also bags
3: to bag school
Philadelphia Bulletin Threatening him with castor oil, when he seemed set to bag school, never did any good (1948).
4:
Australian It pains me to report that Choice, journal of the Australian Consumers' Association, bags Vegemite for having too much salt in it (1981).
| baddy, bad-mouth, bad news | |
| bag job, bag lady, bagel |
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