bag

Slang Dictionary

bag definition


  1. tv.
    to capture and arrest someone. (See also bagged. Underworld.) : They bagged the robber with the loot still on him.
  2. n.
    an ugly woman. (Rude and derogatory.) : Tell the old bag to mind her own business.
  3. n.
    one's preference; something suited to one's preference. : That kind of stuff is so not my bag!
  4. tv.
    to obtain something. : I'll try to bag a couple of tickets for you.
  5. n.
    a container of drugs. (Drugs. Not necessarily a real bag.) : Two bags of H. for two dimes?
  6. in.
    to die. : The guy was coughing so hard that I thought he was going to bag right there.
  7. tv.
    to apply a respirator to someone. (Medical. The respirator has a bag attached to hold air.) : Quick, bag him before he boxes.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Slang Dictionary

bag (so) definition


  1. tv.
    to put someone on a respirator. (To apply a medical device, part of which is a rubber bag, used to help someone breathe.) : Bag this guy quick. He is struggling to get his breath.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases

bag

In addition to the idioms beginning with bag, also see brown bagger; grab bag; in the bag; leave holding the bag; let the cat out of the bag; mixed bag.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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