duffel bag

noun

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

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The recruits then travel to pick up duffel bags of bulk cash from cocaine sales, with each depositing hundreds of thousands of dollars at ATMs into the bank accounts of the fake companies. Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2026 The body of a month-old boy found in a duffel bag stuffed in a closet inside his family’s apartment was in an advanced state of decomposition — and his mother told cops her son hadn’t been home for at least two weeks before being arrested for hiding his corpse, prosecutors said. Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026 The final version shows Sweeney and a crew of people dressed in black, carrying duffel bags filled with bras and climbing to reach the Hollywood Sign. Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026 The missing bag contained three duffel bags — two smaller ones folded inside a larger Jaguar duffel from JCPenney. Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 26 Jan. 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 30 Jan. 2026.

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duffel bag

noun
: a soft oblong bag for personal belongings

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