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bags¹

  • /bæɡz/
  • /bæːɡz/

Rhymes with -æɡz, -æːɡz

noun

  1. plural plural of bag
  2. A large quantity. No need to rush: there's bags of time.
  3. A game similar to beanbag toss, cornhole. It may have many names, but depending on where you reside it only has one. ‘Cornhole’ or ‘Bags’ has been in the middle of discussions when it comes to what the popular bag toss game is called.
  4. slang Trousers. ‘Emerson, you beast, you've got on my bags.’
  5. slang, vulgar A woman's breasts.

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of bag

bags²

  • /bæɡz/
  • /bæːɡz/

Rhymes with -æɡz, -æːɡz

Where it comes from

Grammatical extension of third-person singular form of bag (“make first claim on something”).

verb bagses · bagsing · bagsed · baggs

  1. Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, UK To reserve for oneself. So you were thrilled, and we picked out the mare for Harriet, and you bagsed the black, and I had the chestnut, and we all rode away one day.

    Similar: have dibs on, bagsy

Opposite: fains

interjection baggs

  1. Used to claim something for oneself, especially in the combination 'Bags I'. Bags I sit in the front seat!

BAGS³

noun

  1. abbreviation, acronym, uncountable Acronym of beauty, age, goodness, size (“those categories of adjective that occur before the noun in French”).

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: purse, pocketbook, handbag, pocket, bagful, suitcase, dish, grip, bulge, udder, base, old bag, traveling bag, luggage, baggage, pouch

verb

Opposite: fains

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@misc{bags_2026,
  title = {bags},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bags},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}