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baggy

  (băg'ē) pronunciation
adj., -gi·er, -gi·est.

Bulging or hanging loosely: baggy trousers.

baggily bag'gi·ly adv.
bagginess bag'gi·ness n.
 
 
Antonyms: baggy

adj

Definition: drooping
Antonyms: firm, fitting, tight


 
WordNet: baggy
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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: not fitting closely; hanging loosely
  Synonym: loose-fitting


 
Wikipedia: baggy

Baggy was a British dance-oriented music genre popular in the early 1990s.

The scene was extremely influenced by Madchester, although the scene was not geographically confined to Manchester. Many Madchester bands could also be described as Baggy, and vice versa. Baggy was characterised by psychedelia- and acid house-influenced guitar music, often with a funky drummer beat, similar to the work of the Happy Mondays and the Stone Roses. The scene was named after the loose-fitting clothing worn by the bands and fans.

Some bands, such as the The Mock Turtles and The Soup Dragons, reinvented their sound and image to fit in with the new scene. This led some critics to accuse baggy bands of bandwagon-jumping and derivative songwriting. There was also a crossover between dance and indie, and vice versa.

Bands in the indie-dance era of pop music can be divided into two camps; the acts who could be described as baggy (usually the 'Madchester' acts and a few others such as Flowered Up from London) — and those who can be described as indie-dance (i.e. Jesus Jones, who were more techno inspired).

Legacy

Some baggy bands disappeared after the scene was no longer popular, and others evolved into indie rock or Britpop bands who remained popular throughout the 1990s. The Charlatans and Blur are good examples of ex-baggy bands who retained their popularity, although little trace of the baggy sound and look remained.

The baggy style became eclipsed by the grunge and Britpop genres, with many of the lesser bands forgotten. Apart from tribute acts, the style has been absent from the indie arena, with acts like the 2001 Manchester band Waterfall failing to interest record companies with their revival sound.

Baggy and Madchester acts

Indie-Dance Acts


 
Translations: Translations for: Baggy

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - poset, løsthængende
n. - baggy-pants, posebukser

Nederlands (Dutch)
wijdvallend, opgepoft

Français (French)
adj. - ballonnant, bouffant, flottant, ample
n. - pantalon/short bouffant, (Mus) musique pop de groupes peu connus (populaire dans les années 90)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - herabhängend, ausgebeult
n. - baggy (Hose)

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ξεχειλωμένος, σακουλιασμένος, χαχόλικος

Italiano (Italian)
rigonfio, cadente

idioms:

  • be baggy    avere i vestiti larghi

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - bojudo, folgado (vestido)

Русский (Russian)
мешковатый

idioms:

  • be baggy    поношенно одет

Español (Spanish)
adj. - ancho, suelto, holgado, guango
n. - vestimenta de corte suelto, ancho, holgado o guango

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - säckig, påsig

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
袋状的, 松垂的, 宽松式衣服

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 袋狀的, 鬆垂的
n. - 寬鬆式衣服

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 백 모양의, 부푼, 축 늘어진
n. - 백 같음

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - だぶだぶの

idioms:

  • be baggy    ふくれた

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) فضفاض‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮תלוי ברפיון, תלוי כשק‬
n. - ‮מכנסיים רחבות‬


 
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