ditty bag

noun

Definition of ditty bagnext
as in shopping bag

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Recent Examples of ditty bag Then, put everything in a transparent ditty bag for packing. — Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ditty bag
  1. shopping bag
  2. garment bag
  3. tote bag
  4. kit bag
  5. duffel bag
  6. flight bag
  7. work bag
  8. purse
Noun
  • Cisneros pulled two knives from a shopping bag, stabbed the man, and then attacked Piacenti, Tisch said at a news conference Monday.
    — Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • One of the people waiting in line is Ron Crowley, a homeless man living in Johnson County, holding a shopping bag filled with fruit and hygiene products.
    — Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of shopping bag
Noun
  • Instead, pack blazers, dress shirts, and anything with structure in a garment bag, which requires fewer folds and lays flat.
    — Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The garment bag collection is a part of Weavabel’s wider portfolio of sustainable trims, labels and packaging solutions.
    — Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 30 July 2026
Definition of garment bag
Noun
  • Johnson’s tote bag has more depth than width, like this similar Amazon style that costs just $19.
    — Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Another way to encourage people to stop using the plastic and paper bags is a possible tote bag giveaway location that would be available 24 hours.
    — Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of tote bag
Noun
  • Given this expanding electronic kit bag, various stakeholders—from government agencies to local police, under the pretext of public safety—perpetuate the systemized encroachment on citizens’ private worlds.
    — David Friend, Vanity Fair, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Road closures have been seizing the country’s leafy capital, as vans disgorge military style kit bags and American personnel to match at top hotels.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026
Definition of kit bag
Noun
  • One of the rescuers gets close to the canine and takes him into his arms before placing him in a duffel bag.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Surveillance footage shows Ruis snatching the $275 bauble, which was attached to a $3,500 Alo Odyssey duffel bag, and wrapping it in a tissue before stuffing it into his pocket, according to a criminal complaint and law enforcement sources.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of duffel bag
Noun
  • ForeFlight was a separate company founded in 2007 in Houston and was behind a popular flight-planning and electronic flight bag application used by pilots.
    — Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2026
  • After an interview, pilots could receive a conditional employment offer, a Spirit electronic flight bag and mentorship within the airline.
    — Alexandra Skores, Dallas News, 9 May 2023
Definition of flight bag
Noun
  • This duck bag easily fits up to a 15-inch laptop, so it can be used as a work bag as well.
    — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2026
  • Kallmeyer’s roomy canvas tote makes for a chic work bag, while Khaite’s snakeskin-effect low-heel pumps add total polish.
    — Laura Jackson, Vogue, 11 May 2026
Definition of work bag
Noun
  • Gap Large Denim Five Pocket Tote Already out of stock in the Standard and Large iterations, this petite purse is outfitted in soft denim and, true to its name, boasts a myriad of pockets for schlepping all your tchotchkes around town.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The financial manipulations that undergirded their fortunes get scrutinized as theft from the public purse, praise for their courage and perspicacity yields to condemnation for their conduct.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of purse

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“Ditty bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ditty%20bag. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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