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A bag whose contents are unknown.
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Examples
- 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 objects; the child is expected to pair them by feel.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: blind bag
Antonyms: none provided
A bagged package, randomly picked, which contains surprises (e.g., mystery prizes).
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Synonyms: grab bag
Antonyms: none provided
A bag from which a gift may be withdrawn (usually unseen until after chosen).
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Synonyms: grab bag
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: lucky dip, lucky draw
A non-specific mixed lot of a product at the supplier's choice.
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A sausage.
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Usage: Australia, slang
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A pie.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, slang
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From mystery + bag.
From 19th c. British rhyming slang for snag (“sausage”), influenced by sense “bag whose contents are unknown”.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Polish:
torebka z niespodzianką
— surprise package
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Polish:
mieszanka
— non-specific mixed lot
