doggy bag
A bag used to take home uneaten food from a restaurant mealA bag (or other container) used to take home uneaten food from a restaurant meal.
» Could I get a doggy bag?
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2 sensesA bag (or other container) used to take home uneaten food from a restaurant meal.
Near-synonym: goody bag
a bag for food that a customer did not eat at a restaurant; the transparent pretense is that the food is taken home to feed the customer's dog
A bag used to pick up the droppings of dogs in parks and public places.
Examples
7 sentencesCould I get a doggy bag?
Can I have a doggy bag?
Can I have a doggy bag, please?
deKönnten Sie mir die Reste einpacken? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Could I have a doggy bag, please?
deKönnten Sie mir die Reste einpacken? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Could you put this in a doggy bag for me?
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From doggy + bag. In the food sense, this refers to the idea that the food is to be takenFrom doggy + bag. In the food sense, this refers to the idea that the food is to be taken home for the diner's dog.
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Forms
plural: doggy bagsSynonyms
3 synonyms- a bag for food that a customer did not eat at a restaurant; the transparent pretense is that the food is taken home to feed the customer's dog:doggie bag