baggy.
Of clothing, very loose-fitting, so as to hang away from the body.
Meaning & usage
Of clothing, very loose-fitting, so as to hang away from the body.
Of or relating to a British music genre of the 1980s and 1990s, influenced by Madchester and psychedelia and associated with baggy clothing.
Of writing, etc.: overwrought; flabby; having too much padding.
a baggy book
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Old Norse baggibor.? Old French baguebor.? Middle English bagge English bag Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English baggy From bag + -y (adjectival suffix).
A member of the 1980/90s British music and fashion movement.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Old Norse baggibor.? Old French baguebor.? Middle English bagge English bag Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English baggy From bag + -y (adjectival suffix).
A small plastic bag, as for sandwiches.
Such a bag filled with marijuana.
Where this word comes from
Presumably a back-formation from baggies (the plural), presumably a genericization of the brand name Baggies. Also analyzable as bag + -y (diminutive suffix).
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