doggy bag

English

Alternative forms

• doggie bag

Etymology

From doggy +‎ bag. In the food sense, this refers to the idea that the food is to be taken home for the diner's dog.

Pronunciation

• Audio (US):

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Noun

doggy bag (plural doggy bags)

1. A bag (or other container) used to take home uneaten food from a restaurant meal.
2. A bag used to pick up the droppings of dogs in parks and public places.

Synonyms

• goody bag
• bowser bag

Translations

bag used to take home uneaten food

• Afrikaans: woefkardoes
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 餐馆里的打包盒 (cānguǎnlǐdedǎbāohé)

• Dutch: doggybag (nl) m
• Estonian: penipaun
• Japanese: ドギーバッグ (dogībaggu)

bag used to pick up the droppings of dogs

• Finnish: koirankakkapussi

See also

• left over
• left-over
• leftover