bags

English Online Dictionary. What means bags‎? What does bags mean?

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: băgz, IPA^(key): /bæɡz/, /bæːɡz/
• Rhymes: -æɡz, -æːɡz

Etymology 1

Noun

bags

1. plural of bag
2. (often in the phrase 'bags of') A large quantity.

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

   Please take as many coat hangers as you like. I've got bags.

3. (slang) Trousers.
4. (slang, vulgar) A woman's breasts.

Verb

bags

1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of bag

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

• baggs

Verb

bags (third-person singular simple present bagses, present participle bagsing, simple past and past participle bagsed)

1. (Australia, New Zealand, Ireland) To reserve for oneself.

Synonyms

• (US) have dibs on
• bagsy

Antonyms

• (dated) fains

Interjection

bags

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

   Bags I sit in the front seat!

Anagrams

• GBAS, GBAs, gabs

Danish

Noun

bags c

1. indefinite genitive singular of bag

Swedish

Noun

bags

1. indefinite genitive singular of bag.