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baggage

  • /ˈbæɡɪd͡ʒ/ US, UK
  • /ˈbaɡɪd͡ʒ/ British, Northern England, Scotland
  • /ˈbæɡəd͡ʒ/ Australia
  • /ˈbɛɡəd͡ʒ/ New Zealand

Rhymes with -æɡɪdʒ

Where it comes from

From Middle English bagage, from Old French bagage, baguage, from bague (“bundle, sack”), of Germanic/North Germanic origin, probably from the same ultimate source as Old Norse baggi (“pack, bundle”). Compare also bag. By surface analysis, bag + -age. The old meaning of "nasty woman" likely derives from the sense of "something awkward to be carried" (compare faggot).

noun baggages

  1. uncountable, usually Portable cases, large bags, and similar equipment for manually carrying, pushing, or pulling personal items while traveling Please put your baggage in the trunk.
  2. informal, uncountable, usually Factors, especially psychological ones, which interfere with a person's ability to function effectively. This person has got a lot of emotional baggage.
  3. countable, derogatory, obsolete, usually A woman. A female, especially one who is saucy, impudent. "Hang thee, young baggage, disobedient wretch! I tell thee what: get thee to church o’ Thursday, Or never after look me in the face. Speak not; reply not; do not answer me."

    Similar: disreputable, naughty

  4. uncountable, usually An army's portable equipment; its baggage train. Friedrich decides to go down the River; he himself to Lowen, perhaps near twenty miles farther down, but where there is a Bridge and Highway leading over; Prince Leopold, with the heavier divisions and baggages, to Michelau, some miles nearer, and there to build his Pontoons and cross.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: luggage, suitcase, valise, briefcase, pack, packing, parcel, bag, stuff, cargo, ballast, checked, bags, trunks, makeup, takeout

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noun luggage

Españolbagaje

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@misc{baggage_2026,
  title = {baggage},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/baggage},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}