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bum bag en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK) A small pouch attached to a belt that is worn on the outside of clothing around the waist and used for holding small personal items.
    • There is no queue at Burger King in Gibraltar. To lure customers, they give you a free plastic bum bag with every Whopper Meal. 1995, Vitali Vitaliev, Little is the Light: Nostalgic Travels in the Mini-States of Europe, page 226:
    • Don′t confuse money belts with bum bags. A bum bag is a larger and an altogether more ostentatious item; it′s worn over your clothes and can usually hold a small camera as well as sunscreen and sunglasses. As a security item the bum bag is useless and may as well be inscribed with flashing lights announcing “Valuable items inside, help yourself”. 2003, Lesley Reader, Lucy Ridout, First-Time Asia, page 230:
    • Berichon: I proceeded to pull the pistol out of the bum bag. I flicked the safety switch off the pistol and I fired upon the police officer. 2007, Poul Anderson, Shocking Australian True Crime Stories, unnumbered page:

Forms

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bumbag alternative lexicographic
bum bags Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

moon bag · belly bag · fanny pack · crossbody bag · waist bag · belt bag