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baggie

baggie

13 2.5
A small plastic bag used to hold food or small items
  • noun
  • /ˈbæɡi/
  • Informal
translation icon : bolsita
  • When packing my lunch, I always use a clear baggie for my sandwiches.

And then you seal the zip lock baggie just like that.

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Examples

  • I put some snacks in a small baggie to keep them fresh.

  • And then you seal the zip lock baggie just like that.

  • You could have done that with the little baggie that you had, right?

  • It's so nice because this little baggie comes with the case and I can fit so much other stuff in here.

  • You will be receiving a little clear baggie with all the products.

  • We fill a baggie with the roots from that chunk of soil.

    Academic text (2008)
  • I got this nice little baggie down here and I've got some secret sauce in it.

  • It comes in a little baggie and that's your spare button.

  • I immediately put the bugs in a zip-lock baggie and took them to the dermatologist's office.

    Blog text (3)
  • Next we got a package from Kate Somerville comes in this little baggie here and it looks like it is SVF drops.

Synonyms

plastic bag
vsbaggie
77 1.0

A thin bag made of plastic for carrying or storing things

is smaller and mainly for storing food or tiny items rather than shopping
Ziploc
vsbaggie
  • US
9 3.0

A plastic bag with a seal you close to keep food or small items fresh

is a small plastic pouch used for storing food and small items
airtight bag
vsbaggie
3.2

A bag that keeps air from entering or leaving to protect what is inside

is a general small storage pouch that does not necessarily block air

How Big

sack
117 1.0
bag
1.0
pouch
72 2.1
baggie
  • Informal
13 2.5
sachet
2 6.9

Surface Forms

baggie singular
baggies plural

Etymology

Baggie comes from bag plus the friendly ending -ie, which means 'small' or 'familiar', so a baggie is simply a 'small bag', like the little plastic bags used for food or buttons.