baggie

noun

bag·​gie ˈba-gē How to pronounce baggie (audio)
plural baggies
: a usually small, clear plastic bag
… shoved his baggie of kumquats into the pocket of his Members Only jacket …Jonathan Lethem
My brother spent four days in jail. Police wanted to charge someone with possession of a baggie of crack cocaine they subsequently found under a nearby car, so they had chosen him.Chastity M. Pratt

Examples of baggie in a Sentence

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Skinner is back in the United States, and in New York City with nothing but a backpack and baggie of anti-anxiety meds, after yet another tour of duty in the Middle East, and clearly dealing with undiagnosed PTSD and self-medicating with alcohol. Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025 Officers also reported finding smoking devices, digital scales, baggies, needles and other paraphernalia. Trent Abrego, Twin Cities, 30 Aug. 2025 Pack festive baggies of this snack mix for your guests to take with them in the stands. Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2025 Liu is accused of smuggling the fungus, identified as Fusarium graminearum, into the country at the airport in clear plastic baggies in his backpack July 27, 2024. Christina Hall, Freep.com, 19 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for baggie

Word History

Etymology

bag entry 1 + -ie

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of baggie was in 1963

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“Baggie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baggie. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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