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noun

a small bag provided on request by a restaurant for a customer to carry home leftovers of a meal, ostensibly to feed a dog or other pet.

Origin:
1965–70, Americanism

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doggy bag

—n
	a bag into which leftovers from a meal may be put and taken away, supposedly for the diner's dog

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Slang Dictionary

doggy bag definition

[ˈdɔgibæg]

n.
a bag—supplied by a restaurant—in which uneaten food can be carried home. : We do not have doggy bags, but I can give you a styrofoam box. You must fill it yourself.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences

Distract them by praising their cooking and asking for a doggy bag.