duffel bag

noun

Synonyms of duffel bagnext
: a soft oblong bag for personal belongings

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Stuck in the desert somewhere just south of the American border, Zendaya’s desperate, unreasonably chipper addict is trying to get a duffel bag filled with who knows what from Chihuahua back to California, but her off-road route is filled with impediments. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 8 Apr. 2026 Afterward, Lendeborg gingerly plucked his way through a packed locker room, carefully stepping over an open duffel bag to sit at his locker and greet the media swarm. Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026 Dell designed a duffel bag and a messenger bag for the group’s fans. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026 The folder was part of a stash that Dexter tucked into a duffel bag, not as mementos but as leads. Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for duffel bag

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of duffel bag was in 1903

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“Duffel bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duffel%20bag. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.

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duffel bag

noun
: a soft oblong bag for personal belongings

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