Dictionary

Ziploc en · NOUN

Etymology

Marketing coinage, from zip and lock.

Meanings

1. Any of a range of disposable, resealable storage bags that are fastened by a pair of interlocking plastic flanges.
   • When she get what she wants / She puts the rest on a tray / In a zip-loc bag in the freezer. 1996 September 17, John McCrea, “Italian Leather Sofa”, Fashion Nugget, Cake, Capricorn Records
   • I basically had all my different pieces of gear in individual Ziploc bags. 2003, Bill Schuette, White Blaze Fever:
   • Over the years I'd surrendered many vices, among them whiskey, cigarettes, and the various non-Newtonian drugs, but marijuana and I remained steadfast companions. I had one fragrant ounce of Humboldt County, California, in a Ziploc bag in the glove compartment of my car. 1995, Michael Chabon, Wonder Boys, Ch.1, at p.7

Forms

Synonyms

ziptop

Translations (9)

ko 지퍼락 (disposable, resealable storage bag fastened by a pair of interlocking flanges) · yue 密實袋 /密实袋 (disposable, resealable storage bag fastened by a pair of interlocking flanges) · fi Minigrip (disposable, resealable storage bag fastened by a pair of interlocking flanges) · de Gleitverschlussbeutel (disposable, resealable storage bag fastened by a pair of interlocking flanges) · de Druckverschlussbeutel (disposable, resealable storage bag fastened by a pair of interlocking flanges) · mi pēke ngutupiri (disposable, resealable storage bag fastened by a pair of interlocking flanges) · fi salpapussi (disposable, resealable storage bag fastened by a pair of interlocking flanges) · pl woreczek strunowy (disposable, resealable storage bag fastened by a pair of interlocking flanges) · cmn 密封袋 (disposable, resealable storage bag fastened by a pair of interlocking flanges)