debag en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /diːˈbæɡ/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Old Norse baggibor.? Old French baguebor.? Middle English bagge English bag English debag From de- + bag.
Meanings
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(transitive) To remove (something) from a bag.
[…] when such bags are used for organic materials destined to be composted, the plastics create nothing but problems. Materials must be debagged before composting […]
2000, Sara Hulse, Plastics Product Recycling, page 35:
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(slang, transitive) To pull down the trousers of a person quickly by surprise, as a prank.
I don’t want to be debagged! Don’t you play the giddy ox with me!
1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 1]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC:
- To perform blepharoplasty; to remove eyebags.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| debags | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| debagging | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| debagged | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| debagged | Tense=Past | lexicographic |