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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024bag•gage /ˈbægɪdʒ/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- trunks, suitcases, etc., used in traveling;
luggage:How much baggage are you taking on your trip? - something that limits one's freedom;
impediments:Emotional baggage from his first marriage prevented him from remarrying.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bag•gage (bag′ij),USA pronunciation n. - trunks, suitcases, etc., used in traveling;
luggage. - Militarythe portable equipment of an army.
- things that encumber one's freedom, progress, development, or adaptability;
impediments:intellectual baggage that keeps one from thinking clearly; neurotic conflicts that arise from struggling with too much emotional baggage. - Slang Terms[Disparaging and Offensive.]
- a woman.
- a prostitute or disreputable woman.
- Slang Terms[Often Offensive.]a pert, playful young woman or girl.
- Old Norse; see bag) + -age -age
- Middle French, equivalent. to Old French bag(ues) bundles, packs (perh.
- late Middle English bagage 1400–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: baggage /ˈbæɡɪdʒ/ n - suitcases, bags, etc, packed for a journey; luggage
- an army's portable equipment
- informal old-fashioned a pert young woman
- an immoral woman or prostitute
- Irish informal a cantankerous old woman
- informal previous knowledge and experience that a person may use or be influenced by in new circumstances: cultural baggage
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French bagage, from bague a bundle, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse baggi bag |