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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Someone will leave Thailand in a body bag, which is to say, reborn.
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Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025
As fabulous family matriarch Anita Dupree on CBS‘ new daytime drama Beyond the Gates, Tunie’s latest role involves handling less body bags and more Birkin bags.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 25 Feb. 2025
If no body bag is available, cover the corpse with a blanket.
—Jenny Gross, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
In a TikTok posted Wednesday, the brand showed Duo being carried in a body bag by two other company mascots serving as pallbearers.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
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Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025
As fabulous family matriarch Anita Dupree on CBS‘ new daytime drama Beyond the Gates, Tunie’s latest role involves handling less body bags and more Birkin bags.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 25 Feb. 2025
If no body bag is available, cover the corpse with a blanket.
—Jenny Gross, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
In a TikTok posted Wednesday, the brand showed Duo being carried in a body bag by two other company mascots serving as pallbearers.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Body bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20bag. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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