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bag⋅gage
[bag-ij]
–noun
| 1. | trunks, suitcases, etc., used in traveling; luggage. |
| 2. | the portable equipment of an army. |
| 3. | things that encumber one's freedom, progress, development, or adaptability; impediments: intellectual baggage that keeps one from thinking clearly; neurotic conflicts that arise from struggling with too much emotional baggage. |
| 4. | Disparaging and Offensive.
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| 5. | Often Offensive. a pert, playful young woman or girl. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Baggage
Bag"gage\, n. [F. bagage, from OF. bague bungle. In senses 6 and 7 cf. F. bagasse a prostitute. See Bag, n.]1. The clothes, tents, utensils, and provisions of an army. Note: "The term itself is made to apply chiefly to articles of clothing and to small personal effects." --Farrow. 2. The trunks, valises, satchels, etc., which a traveler carries with him on a journey; luggage. The baronet's baggage on the roof of the coach. --Thackeray. We saw our baggage following below. --Johnson. Note: The English usually call this luggage. 3. Purulent matter. [Obs.] --Barrough. 4. Trashy talk. [Obs.] --Ascham. 5. A man of bad character. [Obs.] --Holland. 6. A woman of loose morals; a prostitute. A disreputable, daring, laughing, painted French baggage. --Thackeray. 7. A romping, saucy girl. [Playful] --Goldsmith.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : baggage
Spanish:
equipaje,
German:
das Gepäck,
Japanese:
手荷物
baggage
c.1440, from O.Fr. bagage, from bague "pack, bundle," ult. from the same Scand. source that yielded bag.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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