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to debag

to debag

9.9
To pull down someone's trousers to embarrass them
  • verb
  • /dɪˈbæɡ/
  • Offensive
translation icon : bajar los pantalones a alguien
  • I should want you know, we debag the juniors on their first day.

Examples

  • It was all in good fun when they managed to debag him at the party, leaving him embarrassed.

  • On the playground, he quickly debagged his friend as a joke, causing everyone to laugh.

  • At this point, we tried to debag by using an existing windrow turner, which the manufacturer said would debag with no problem.

    Academic text (1996)

  • At this point, we tried to debag by using an existing windrow turner, which the manufacturer said would debag with no problem.

    Academic text (1996)

  • As it turned out, it would debag fairly well if your incoming volume was around 10,000 tons per year.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Brantford, Milwaukee, and Seattle all require residents to debag and place materials in bins.

    Academic text (1999)

  • At first, municipal crews tried to debag yard trimmings curbside, but that proved too costly.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Of the 57 communities accepting plastic bags, 19 (33 percent) request that residents debag their own yard trimmings.

    Academic text (1999)

  • During the school prank, the older students decided to debag the freshmen in front of everyone.

Synonyms

to disrobe
vsto debag
12 6.3

To take off your clothes

focuses on removing only the lower garment from someone as an embarrassing prank

How Embarrassing

to strip
  • NSFW
63 3.4
to debag
  • Offensive
9.9
to expose
342 4.1
to uncover
37 2.7

Surface Forms

debag infinitive
debagged past
debagged past participle
debagging present participle
debags third person singular

Morphology

debag = bag (opaque) = de + bag

The prefix 'de-' typically indicates removal or reversal, but the specific prank-related meaning is not transparent from 'bag'.

Etymology

Debag is a helpful word to remember as de- plus bag, where de- means 'remove' and bag suggests 'baggy' clothes, so picture someone having their trousers pulled off as a joke. So, to debag someone is to pull off or pull down their trousers as a prank to embarrass them.