doggy bag


noun

a small bag provided on request by a restaurant for a customer to carry home leftovers of a meal, ostensibly to feed a dog or other pet.

Origin of doggy bag

An Americanism dating back to 1965–70

Words nearby doggy bag

British Dictionary definitions for doggy bag

doggy bag

noun

a bag into which leftovers from a meal may be put and taken away, supposedly for the diner's dog