toilet bag
- noun
- /ˈtɔɪlɪt bæɡ/
- UK
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necesser
- Before her trip, she carefully packed her toiletries in a toilet bag to keep everything organized.
Examples
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At the hotel, she reached into her toilet bag to grab her shampoo and conditioner for a shower.
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After unpacking her two suitcases, Meredith picked up her toilet bag and went into the bathroom.
Fiction book (1996) -
He always carries a toilet bag with his essentials like toothpaste and a toothbrush when he travels.
Synonyms
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3.0
A small bag with things like a toothbrush and soap for trips
A small waterproof bag for carrying soap and toothpaste when travelling
A small bag for carrying a toothbrush, soap, and a razor when traveling
A small box for keeping brushes, bottles, and toiletries when you travel
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Surface Forms
Morphology
toilet + bag
The word 'bag' clearly signals a container, but 'toilet' is ambiguous for a B1 learner (commonly meaning 'restroom' rather than 'toiletries'). In context many learners can infer a bag for toilet/toiletry items, but the specific sense relies on lexical convention (compare 'toiletry bag' or 'wash bag'), so the relation is only partially predictable without exposure.
Etymology
The name toilet bag comes from an older meaning of toilet that meant 'washing and getting ready'. People called soaps, brushes and other personal items 'toilet articles', so a toilet bag is a small bag for those things when travelling.