Standard Lemma guide

baggy

adj · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈbæɡi/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -æɡi
  • CMU ARPABET: B AE1 G IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of clothing, very loose-fitting, so as to hang away from the body.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: loose, saggy, baggy, relaxed, full, loose-fitting, pouchy, slack

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of or relating to a British music genre of the 1980s and 1990s, influenced by Madchester and psychedelia and associated with baggy clothing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Of writing, etc.: overwrought; flabby; having too much padding.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

Examples

  • a baggy book

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A member of the 1980/90s British music and fashion movement.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A small plastic bag, as for sandwiches.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 2008 March 6, Kristen Hinmen, "News Real: Seeing Red", Riverfront Times volume 32 number 10, page 10, In an accompanying affidavit, Apazeller reported that Onstott "has entered the kitchen with a handful of cocaine and asked for a plastic baggy."

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

Such a bag filled with marijuana.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

adjective satellite

Meaning 7

not fitting closely; hanging loosely

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • baggy trousers
  • a loose-fitting blouse is comfortable in hot weather

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: loose-fitting, sloppy

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Old Norse baggibor.? Old French baguebor.? Middle English bagge English bag Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English baggy From bag + -y (adjectival suffix).

Presumably a back-formation from baggies (the plural), presumably a genericization of the brand name Baggies. Also analyzable as bag + -y (diminutive suffix).

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: فَضْفاض (faḍfāḍ) — of clothing, very loose-fitting
  • Arabic: واسِع (wāsiʕ) — of clothing, very loose-fitting
  • Bulgarian: безформен (bezformen) — of clothing, very loose-fitting
  • Bulgarian: провиснал — of clothing, very loose-fitting
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鬆鬆垮垮 /松松垮垮 (sōngsōng-kuǎkuǎ) — of clothing, very loose-fitting
  • Czech: plandavý — of clothing, very loose-fitting
  • Czech: volný — of clothing, very loose-fitting
  • Finnish: löysä — of clothing, very loose-fitting
  • Finnish: löysänä roikkuva — of clothing, very loose-fitting
  • German: ausgeleiert — of clothing, very loose-fitting
  • Hindi: ढीला (ḍhīlā) — of clothing, very loose-fitting
  • Māori: tāreparepa — of clothing, very loose-fitting
  • Old English: pohhed — of clothing, very loose-fitting
  • Plautdietsch: lempich — of clothing, very loose-fitting
  • Portuguese: folgado — of clothing, very loose-fitting
  • Russian: мешкова́тый (meškovátyj) — of clothing, very loose-fitting
  • Spanish: holgado — of clothing, very loose-fitting