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

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In one, a suspicious white powder was found in a baggie in a restroom of a store. — Susan Sarkauskas, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026 This velvet travel case is a much more efficient alternative to tossing jewelry into a plastic baggie on trips. — Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2026 Officers seized nearly 100 baggies of cocaine from a single suspect. — Manuel Bojorquez, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026 Say goodbye to single-use plastic baggies for good, courtesy of Stasher’s reusable food storage bags made from 100% food-grade platinum silicone. — Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for baggie

Word History

Etymology

bag entry 1 + -ie

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of baggie was in 1955

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“Baggie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baggie. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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