Idioms for bag

Origin of bag

1200–50; 1920–25 for def 29; Middle English bagge < Old Norse baggi pack, bundle

regional variation note for bag

1. Although bag and sack are both used everywhere throughout the U.S., the more commonly used word in the North Midland U.S. is bag and in the South Midland is sack.

OTHER WORDS FROM bag

bag·like, adjective un·bagged, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bag

bag sac sack sacque

British Dictionary definitions for bag and baggage

bag
/ (bæɡ) /

noun

verb bags, bagging or bagged

See also bags

Word Origin for bag

C13: probably from Old Norse baggi; related to Old French bague bundle, pack, Medieval Latin baga chest, sack, Flemish bagge

Medical definitions for bag and baggage

bag
[ băg ]

n.

An anatomical sac or pouch, such as the udder of a cow.

Idioms and Phrases with bag and baggage (1 of 2)

bag and baggage

All of one's belongings, especially with reference to departing with them; completely, totally. For example, The day he quit his job, John walked out, bag and baggage. Originating in the 1400s, this phrase at first meant an army's property, and to march off bag and baggage meant that the departing army was not leaving anything behind for the enemy's use. By the late 1500s, it had been transferred to other belongings.

Idioms and Phrases with bag and baggage (2 of 2)

bag