# bags

Pronunciation: say "BAGZ" /bæɡz/

## Noun

1. Plural of bag. — plural of bag
   - Simple: Plural of bag. Use this form when you mean more than one bag.
   - _Travelers checked their bags at the counter before boarding._
   - _Both bags were lost during the connecting flight._
3. A large quantity of something, typically used in the phrase "bags of."
   - Simple: A very large amount of something.
   - _The new apartment has bags of natural light in the mornings._
   - _Don't rush; there's bags of room on the shelf for more books._
6. An informal word for pants. *(slang)*
   - Simple: A casual word for pants, especially loose-fitting ones.
   - _The students wore wide gray bags that flapped around their ankles._
   - _He hitched up his bags before climbing onto the stool._
7. A vulgar slang term for a woman's breasts. *(slang)*
   - Simple: A rude slang word for a woman's breasts.
   - _The tight sweater strained across her bags as she leaned forward._
   - _She pulled the towel up over her bags as she stepped out of the bath._
8. A tossing game similar to cornhole, played by throwing beanbags at a raised, angled board with a hole near the top.
   - Simple: A tossing game where you throw beanbags at a board with a hole in it.
   - _They set up the boards and played bags until the sun went down._
   - _Every tailgate in the neighborhood ends with a heated round of bags._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of bag. — third-person singular simple present indicative of bag
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present of bag. Use it with he, she, it, or a singular noun.
   - _The factory line bags the cereal before sealing the boxes._
   - _She bags the leftovers and puts them in the freezer._
4. To claim or reserve something for oneself before others can take it. *(Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, UK)*
   - Simple: To claim something so that you get to have it for yourself.
   - _By the time I got upstairs, my brother had already bagsed the top bunk._
   - _I bags the last slice of cake, so hands off!_

## Interjection

5. An exclamation used to claim something for oneself, especially in the form "Bags I."
   - Simple: Said to claim something for yourself before anyone else can take it.
   - _"Bags I the front seat!" the boy yelled, sprinting toward the car._
   - _"Bags I the last cookie," she announced before anyone else reached the plate._

## Origin

This is a grammatical extension of the third-person singular form of the verb "bag," meaning to make the first claim on something.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/bags (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).