baggy
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbæɡi/
- Rhymes: -æɡi
Adjective
baggy (comparative baggier, superlative baggiest)
- Of clothing, very loose-fitting, so as to hang away from the body.
- Of or relating to a British music genre of the 1980s and 1990s, influenced by Madchester and psychedelia and associated with baggy clothing.
- Of writing, etc.: overwrought; flabby; having too much padding.
- a baggy book
Synonyms
- (of clothing): loose, saggy; see also Thesaurus:loose-fitting
Translations
Etymology 2
Presumably back-formation from baggies (the plural), presumably a genericization of the brand name Baggies.
Alternative forms
Noun
baggy (plural baggies)
- 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."
- 2008 March 6, Kristen Hinmen, "News Real: Seeing Red", Riverfront Times volume 32 number 10, page 10,
Usage notes
- In British and Canadian colloquial usage (from at least the early 1980s) this especially applies to small self-sealing sandwich or freezer bags used for illicit purposes.
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