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noun
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1: Trousers. (1853 —) .
D. L. Sayers Just brush my bags down, will you, old man? (1927).
2: bags of mystery sausages. (1864 —) .
John O' London's The bags of mystery or links of love are sausages (1962).
3: A lot; plenty. (1917 —) .
A. Wesker We 'ad bags o' fun, bags o' it (1962).adverb
4: Much; lots. (1919 —) .
J. B. Morton It's not gay, this life, but it might be bags worse (1919).
[Plural of bagnoun : in sense 1, from the garment's loose fit; in sense 2, from the uncertain nature of the ingredients.]
noun
1: Trousers. (1853 —) .
D. L. Sayers Just brush my bags down, will you, old man? (1927).
2: bags of mystery sausages. (1864 —) .
John O' London's The bags of mystery or links of love are sausages (1962).
3: A lot; plenty. (1917 —) .
A. Wesker We 'ad bags o' fun, bags o' it (1962).
4: Much; lots. (1919 —) .
J. B. Morton It's not gay, this life, but it might be bags worse (1919).
[Plural of bag
| bagman, bagel, bag lady | |
| bags I, bagsy, bail bandit |
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