Added 9 October 2026
baggage
/ˈbæɡɪd͡ʒ/ noun
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about baggage at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Portable cases, large bags, and similar equipment for manually carrying, pushing, or pulling personal items while traveling
Please put your baggage in the trunk.
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Factors, especially psychological ones, which interfere with a person's ability to function effectively.
This person has got a lot of emotional baggage.
- A woman. A female, especially one who is saucy, impudent.
Origin
From Middle English bagage, from Old French bagage, baguage, from bague (“bundle, sack”), of Germanic/North Germanic origin, probably from the same ultimate source as Old Norse baggi (“pack, bundle”). Compare also bag. By surface analysis, bag + -age. The old meaning of "nasty woman" likely derives from the sense of "something awkward to be carried" (compare faggot).
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