grab bag

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [grab bag]
- /græb bæg/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [grab bag]
- /græb bæg/

Definitions of grab bag words

noun grab bag a container or receptacle from which a person at a party or the like draws a gift without knowing what it is. 1
noun grab bag any miscellaneous collection. 1
noun grab bag lucky dip 1
noun grab bag bag from which an item is drawn 1
noun grab bag snack food: large packet to share 1
noun grab bag collection: miscellaneous things 1

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Origin of grab bag

First appearance:

before 1850

One of the 32% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1850-55

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Parts of speech for Grab bag

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Grab bag

grab bag popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 57% 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.

grab bag usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for grab bag

noun grab bag

mixed bag — an often unexpected assortment of various things, people, or ideas: The concert was a mixed bag of works from three centuries.
ragbag — a bag in which small pieces of cloth are kept for use in mending.
tontine — an annuity scheme in which subscribers share a common fund with the benefit of survivorship, the survivors' shares being increased as the subscribers die, until the whole goes to the last survivor.

All 3 Synonyms of grab bag