baggies

1 of 2

plural noun

bag·​gies ˈba-gēz How to pronounce baggies (audio)
: baggy pants or shorts

Baggies

2 of 2

trademark

Bag·​gies ˈba-gēz How to pronounce Baggies (audio)
used for transparent plastic bags

Examples of baggies in a Sentence

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Plural noun
Officers allegedly found 25 baggies of a heroin and fentanyl mixture, over 14 grams of crack cocaine and a loaded 9-millimeter ghost gun with a 10-round magazine during the arrest, police said. Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2023 Online, the shortage has recently hatched endless memes: In some posts, people pretend to portion out eggs in plastic baggies, like drug dealers (Pablo Eggscobar, anyone?); another recurring bit suggests painting potatoes to hunt at Easter. Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2023 During a search, police found three baggies filled with green leafy material. John Benson, cleveland, 20 Dec. 2022 His preliminary breath test registered a .240 blood alcohol content and officers found multiple small baggies of a white substance that was later determined to be cocaine weighing a total of 1.86 grams, according to investigators. Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Dec. 2022 See all Example Sentences for baggies 

Word History

First Known Use

Plural Noun

1962, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of baggies was in 1962

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“Baggies.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baggies. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

Baggies

trademark
Bag·​gies ˈbag-ēz How to pronounce Baggies (audio)
used for clear plastic bags

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