mystery bag
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mystery bag¹
Where it comes from
From mystery + bag.
noun mystery bags
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A bag whose contents are unknown.
2010, Barbara Isaacs, Sandy Green (series editor), Bringing the Montessori Approach to Your Early Years Practice, Second edition, page 43,
An activity in this area, which focuses on the tactile aspects, without using visual discrimination, is the mystery bag. This bag contains sets of matching objec
Similar: blind bag
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A bagged package, randomly picked, which contains surprises (e.g., mystery prizes).
Similar: grab bag
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A bag from which a gift may be withdrawn (usually unseen until after chosen).
Similar: grab bag
- A non-specific mixed lot of a product at the supplier's choice.
mystery bag²
Where it comes from
From 19th c. British rhyming slang for snag (“sausage”), influenced by sense “bag whose contents are unknown”.
noun mystery bags
- A sausage. Bully beef and spuds, tripe, fish′n chips, Anzac bikkies, damper with cocky′s joy (golden syrup), snags (or mystery bags) and hot custard and jelly for sweets.
- A pie.
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