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Bags

//bæɡz// intj, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Intj
  1. 1
    Used to claim something for oneself, especially in the combination 'Bags I'.

    "Bags I sit in the front seat!"

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of bag form-of, plural
  2. 2
    Acronym of beauty, age, goodness, size (“those categories of adjective that occur before the noun in French”). abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable
  3. 3
    A large quantity.

    "No need to rush: there's bags of time."

  4. 4
    A game similar to beanbag toss, cornhole.

    "It may have many names, but depending on where you reside it only has one. ‘Cornhole’ or ‘Bags’ has been in the middle of discussions when it comes to what the popular bag toss game is called."

  5. 5
    Trousers. slang

    "‘Emerson, you beast, you've got on my bags.’"

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  1. 6
    A woman's breasts. slang, vulgar
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of bag form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
  2. 2
    To reserve for oneself. Australia, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK

    "So you were thrilled, and we picked out the mare for Harriet, and you bagsed the black, and I had the chestnut, and we all rode away one day."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Grammatical extension of third-person singular form of bag (“make first claim on something”).

Etymology 2

Grammatical extension of third-person singular form of bag (“make first claim on something”).

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