paper bagn.

Brit.

/ˌpeɪpə ˈbaɡ/, U.S.

/ˌpeɪpər ˈbæɡ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: paper n., bag n.

Etymology: < paper n. + bag n.

1. A small bag made of paper, esp. one used to hold small items of merchandise.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > bag > [noun] > of other specific material

net bag1598

hair bag1712

paper bag1723

thread bag1924

plastic bag1941

polybag1964

ziplock1974

buveera1994

kaveera1994

1723 J. Nott Cook's & Confectioner's Dict. sig. Cc2^v (heading) To dry Plums... When they are dry put them into Paper Bags full of small Holes, and hang them up.

1783 G. White Jrnl. 14 Nov. (1970) xvi. 233 Mr Mulso's grapes at his prebendal-house are in paper bags: but the daws descend from the Cathedral..[and] eat the fruit.

1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian iv, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. IV. 87 That trunk is mine, and that there band-box, and that pillion mail, and those seven bundles, and the paper bag.

1861 C. Dickens Great Expectations II. ii. 27 He was fast making jam of his fruit by wrestling with the door while the paperbags were under his arms.

1951 ‘J. Tey’ Daughter of Time i. 17 She was carrying various paper bags and a small tight bunch of anemones.

1992 D. Glazer Last Oasis 162 We walked along the prom eating golden brown chips out of paper bags.

2. colloquial. to be unable to fight (also punch) one's way out of a paper bag: to be extremely weak or incompetent at fighting. Also in extended use: to be completely ineffectual or inept.

ΚΠ

1955 A. Marshall I can jump Puddles (1956) xix. 136 ‘Skeeter couldn't fight his way out of a paper bag,’ Joe asserted.

1980 Washington Post (Nexis) 14 Feb. (Sports section) f1 Muhammad Ali couldn't punch his way out of a diplomatic paper bag.

1989 G. Keillor We are still Married (1990) 331 Listen to those wahoos, they couldn't sing their way out of a paper bag.

2003 Atlanta Jrnl. & Constit. (Nexis) 30 Aug. 11 a Last time I looked, the United Nations couldn't fight its way out of a paper bag.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	paper bag
释义	paper bagn. Brit. /ˌpeɪpə ˈbaɡ/, U.S. /ˌpeɪpər ˈbæɡ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: paper n., bag n. Etymology: < paper n. + bag n. 1. A small bag made of paper, esp. one used to hold small items of merchandise. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > bag > [noun] > of other specific material net bag1598 hair bag1712 paper bag1723 thread bag1924 plastic bag1941 polybag1964 ziplock1974 buveera1994 kaveera1994 1723 J. Nott Cook's & Confectioner's Dict. sig. Cc2^v (heading) To dry Plums... When they are dry put them into Paper Bags full of small Holes, and hang them up. 1783 G. White Jrnl. 14 Nov. (1970) xvi. 233 Mr Mulso's grapes at his prebendal-house are in paper bags: but the daws descend from the Cathedral..[and] eat the fruit. 1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian iv, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. IV. 87 That trunk is mine, and that there band-box, and that pillion mail, and those seven bundles, and the paper bag. 1861 C. Dickens Great Expectations II. ii. 27 He was fast making jam of his fruit by wrestling with the door while the paperbags were under his arms. 1951 ‘J. Tey’ Daughter of Time i. 17 She was carrying various paper bags and a small tight bunch of anemones. 1992 D. Glazer Last Oasis 162 We walked along the prom eating golden brown chips out of paper bags. 2. colloquial. to be unable to fight (also punch) one's way out of a paper bag: to be extremely weak or incompetent at fighting. Also in extended use: to be completely ineffectual or inept. ΚΠ 1955 A. Marshall I can jump Puddles (1956) xix. 136 ‘Skeeter couldn't fight his way out of a paper bag,’ Joe asserted. 1980 Washington Post (Nexis) 14 Feb. (Sports section) f1 Muhammad Ali couldn't punch his way out of a diplomatic paper bag. 1989 G. Keillor We are still Married (1990) 331 Listen to those wahoos, they couldn't sing their way out of a paper bag. 2003 Atlanta Jrnl. & Constit. (Nexis) 30 Aug. 11 a Last time I looked, the United Nations couldn't fight its way out of a paper bag. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1723
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