doggy bag

dog·gy bag

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [daw-gee, dog-ee bag]
- /ˈdɔ gi, ˈdɒg i bæg/
- /ˈdɒɡ.i bæɡ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [daw-gee, dog-ee bag]
- /ˈdɔ gi, ˈdɒg i bæg/

Definitions of doggy bag words

noun doggy bag a small bag provided on request by a restaurant for a customer to carry home leftovers of a meal, ostensibly to feed a dog or other pet. 1
noun doggy bag meal leftovers 1
noun doggy bag party favours 1
noun doggy bag a bag into which leftovers from a meal may be put and taken away, supposedly for the diner's dog 0
noun doggy bag A bag (or other container) used to take home uneaten food from a restaurant meal. 0
noun doggy bag A bag used to pick up the droppings of dogs in parks and public places. 0

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Origin of doggy bag

First appearance:

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1965-70

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Parts of speech for Doggy bag

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Doggy bag

doggy bag popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

doggy bag usage trend in Literature

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