baggage
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈbæɡɪdʒ/
- Slur
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[insulto ofensivo para una mujer]
- Another price women pay for being with the wrong man is adding on more trauma to heal from or more baggage to heal from.
- ideological baggage
- emotional baggage
- cultural baggage
So it does help if you are an overweight baggage girly like me.
- So it does help if you are an overweight baggage girly like me.
Examples
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"You said yourself she used people and then discarded them like so much baggage," Beau replied.
Fiction book (1995) -
They determined they wanted a younger group without any baggage, I think.
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Not many men would be willing to take on somebody with your baggage.
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Some of these women have so much baggage they need an emotional sky cap.
Fiction book (1994) -
She's got an awful lot of baggage, though.
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But Jamal does come with some baggage.
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We're not looking for male vocalists, and certainly not one with baggage.
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You got baggage, lady.
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He referred to her as baggage, showing his contempt for her past relationships.
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Some people might call her baggage because of her history, but I see strength.
Synonyms
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7.4
People who are treated as worthless or unimportant
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9.9
A thing that is of very poor quality and not worth the money
Compounds
- Informal
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6.2
Old feelings and problems from the past that still affect how you feel or act
A person who moves and looks after passengers' luggage at an airport or train station
How Insulting
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word baggage was also used long ago as an insult for a woman, as if she were an extra 'load' or a useless 'burden'. A helpful way to remember this is that people compared a person to the things you carry, but this meaning is rude and old-fashioned and not polite today.