baggy

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈbægi/
• Rhymes: -æɡi

Etymology 1Edit

bag +‎ -y

AdjectiveEdit

baggy (comparative baggier, superlative baggiest)

1. Of clothing, very loose-fitting, so as to hang away from the body.
2. Of or relating to a British music genre of the 1980s and 1990s, influenced by Madchester and psychedelia and associated with baggy clothing.

TranslationsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

Presumably back-formation from baggies (the plural), presumably a genericization of the brand name Baggies.

Alternative formsEdit

• baggie

NounEdit

baggy (plural baggies)

1. A small plastic bag, as for sandwiches.
   • 2008 March 6, Kristen Hinmen, "News Real: Seeing Red", Riverfront Times volume 32 number 10, page 10,

     In an accompanying affidavit, Apazeller reported that Onstott "has entered the kitchen with a handful of cocaine and asked for a plastic baggy."

See alsoEdit

• bag