body bag

noun

: a large zippered bag (as of rubber or vinyl) in which a human corpse is placed especially for transportation

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And at one point, Lochlan was in a body bag But not to leave the resort. Justin Curto, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025 Mas has recreated the image of carnage on the same scale as Picasso’s original, with the addition of black body bags referencing those used for casualties of the war in Ukraine. Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024 If no body bag is available, cover the corpse with a blanket. Jenny Gross, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025 While searching him, police found a cross-body bag containing the Lyft driver’s blue handgun. Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for body bag

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of body bag was in 1936

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“Body bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20bag. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

Medical Definition

body bag

noun
: a large zippered bag (as of rubber or vinyl) in which a human corpse is placed especially for transportation

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