Standard Lemma guide

bags

intj · noun · verb · 9 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.

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  • băgz
  • /bæɡz/
  • /bæːɡz/ bad–lad split
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  • rhymes with -æɡz
  • rhymes with -æːɡz
  • CMU ARPABET: B AE1 G Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

intj

Meaning 1

Used to claim something for oneself, especially in the combination 'Bags I'.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Bags I sit in the front seat!

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2

noun

Meaning 2

plural of bag

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A large quantity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: often in the phrase 'bags of'

Examples

  • No need to rush: there's bags of time.
  • Please take as many coat hangers as you like. I've got bags.

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A game similar to beanbag toss, cornhole.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: chiefly Chicago

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5

noun

Meaning 5

Trousers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

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6

noun

Meaning 6

A woman's breasts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang, vulgar

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7

noun

Meaning 7

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable

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8

verb

Meaning 8

third-person singular simple present indicative of bag

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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9

verb

Meaning 9

To reserve for oneself.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK

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History

Etymology

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