| 1. | a container or receptacle from which a person at a party or the like draws a gift without knowing what it is. |
| 2. | any miscellaneous collection. |
| grab bag n.
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grab bag
A miscellaneous collection, as in The meeting amounted to a grab bag of petty complaints. This term alludes to a container offered at a party or fair, where one dips in for a party favor or prize without knowing what one will get. [Mid-1800s]
