grab bag
English
noun
Definitions
- A gift, purchase, etc. whose contents are concealed until after a selection is made.
- (idiomatic) Any random assortment, selection or possibility.
- A moderately large bag of crisps or other snack, intended for sharing.
- A bag containing essential items, which can be easily pick picked up and taken in an emergency
Etymology
Compound from English grab + English bag.
Origin
English
bag
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- airbag English
- bag English
- bagboy English
- bagful English
- baggable English
- bagger English
- baggie English
- baggy English
- baghead English
- baghouse English
- bagism English
- bagless English
- baglike English
- bagload English
- bagmaker English
- bagmaking English
- bagman English
- bagmoth English
- bagpipes English
- bagplot English
- bagwash English
- bagwoman English
- bagworm English
- ballbag English
- beanbag English
- binbag English
- biobag English
- bookbag English
- carpetbag English
- cockbag English
- cuntbag English
- debag English
- dickbag English
- dirtbag English
- doggy bag English
- douchebag English
- drybag English
- dustbag English
- earthbag English
- endobag English
- feedbag English
- fleabag English
- footbag English
- fuckbag English
- gamebag English
- gasbag English
- geobag English
- giftbag English
- glovebag English
- grab English
- grabass English
- grabbable English
- grabber English
- grabbeth English
- grabble English
- grabby English
- grabfest English
- grabful English
- grabrail English
- grapple English
- grotbag English
- growbag English
- handbag English
- hoebag English
- honeybag English
- hornbag English
- hosebag English
- ice bag English
- jellybag English
- jerrybag English
- kitbag English
- landgrab English
- litterbag English
- mailbag English
- man-bag English
- mealbag English
- meatbag English
- milkbag English
- minibag English
- multibag English
- netbag English
- nosebag English
- nutbag English
- paperbag English
- polybag English
- poopbag English
- postbag English
- punchbag English
- puss in a bag English
- ragbag English
- ratbag English
- rebag English
- regrab English
- rollbag English
- saddlebag English
- sandbag English
- schoolbag English
- screengrab English
- scruffbag English
- scumbag English
- seabag English
- seedbag English
- shellbag English
- shit bag English
- shitbag English
- shitebag English
- shoebag English
- shoulderbag English
- showbag English
- sickbag English
- sleazebag English
- slimebag English
- slutbag English
- snotbag English
- stinkbag English
- subbag English
- sugarbag English
- teabag English
- toolbag English
- unbag English
- ungrab English
- waist bag English
- warbag English
- washbag English
- waterbag English
- whingebag English
- windbag English
- winebag English
- workbag English
- bag Norwegian Bokmål
- bag Swedish
- バッグ Japanese
- bag Norwegian Nynorsk
- bagge Middle English
- baggi Old Norse
- बैग Hindi
- bag Welsh
- grabben Middle Dutch
- beg Malay
- ubhaka Zulu
- bek Tok Pisin
- beig Kriol
- bag
- grab
- unbag
- baggy
- debag
- rebag
- binbag
- ragbag
- bagman
- seabag
- drybag
- bagism
- nutbag
- netbag
- warbag
- ungrab
- grabby
- kitbag
- hoebag
- airbag
- baggie
- bagboy
- biobag
- geobag
- bagger
- regrab
- gasbag
- ratbag
- teabag
- subbag
- bagful
- dirtbag
- minibag
- dickbag
- endobag
- seedbag
- baghead
- nosebag
- meatbag
- showbag
- ballbag
- polybag
- dustbag
- footbag
- hosebag
- shitbag
- baglike
- bookbag
- beanbag
- sickbag
- bagwash
- gamebag
- growbag
- giftbag
- bagworm
- shoebag
- grapple
- bagless
- sandbag
- cuntbag
- grabass
- toolbag
- hornbag
- grotbag
- windbag
- fuckbag
- grabber
- fleabag
- bagplot
- bagload
- slutbag
- workbag
- mealbag
- mailbag
- ice bag
- handbag
- poopbag
- man-bag
- grabful
- feedbag
- milkbag
- grabble
- rollbag
- snotbag
- postbag
- scumbag
- washbag
- winebag
- cockbag
- bagmoth
- baghouse
- multibag
- grabfest
- slimebag
- stinkbag
- jerrybag
- bagmaker
- bagpipes
- jellybag
- grabrail
- glovebag
- earthbag
- grabbeth
- shellbag
- paperbag
- sugarbag
- shitebag
- landgrab
- punchbag
- baggable
- bagwoman
- waterbag
- honeybag
- shit bag
- grabbable
- saddlebag
- doggy bag
- waist bag
- whingebag
- schoolbag
- scruffbag
- douchebag
- bagmaking
- carpetbag
- sleazebag
- litterbag
- screengrab
- shoulderbag
- puss in a bag