English Explanatory Dictionary

baggy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of clothing, very loose-fitting, so as to hang away from the body.
  2. Of or relating to a British music genre of the 1980s and 1990s, influenced by Madchester and psychedelia and associated with baggy clothing.
  3. Of writing, etc.: overwrought; flabby; having too much padding.
noun
  1. A member of the 1980/90s British music and fashion movement.
noun
  1. A small plastic bag, as for sandwiches.
  2. Such a bag filled with marijuana.

Pronunciation

/ˈbæɡi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-baggy.wav

Word forms

baggy baggier baggiest baggies baggie

Etymology

From bag + -y (adjectival suffix).

Synonyms

loose saggy baggy relaxed full loose-fitting pouchy slack

Related words

bag

Derived words

baggily bagginess baggy green baggy green cap
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