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mystery bag en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio

Etymology

From mystery + bag.

Meanings

1. A bag whose contents are unknown.
   • 2010, Barbara Isaacs, Sandy Green (series editor), Bringing the Montessori Approach to Your Early Years Practice, Second edition, page 43, An activity in this area, which focuses on the tactile aspects, without using visual discrimination, is the mystery bag. This bag contains sets of matching objects; the child is expected to pair them by feel.
   • I drove home with the mystery bag on the seat beside me. I was going to do as he asked and wait until I got home to open it. 2010, Reba D, Facing Forward - a Life Reclaimed, page 22:
2. A bagged package, randomly picked, which contains surprises (e.g., mystery prizes).
3. A bag from which a gift may be withdrawn (usually unseen until after chosen).
4. A non-specific mixed lot of a product at the supplier's choice.

Forms

Coordinates

grab box

Hypernyms

lucky dip · lucky draw

Synonyms

blind bag · grab bag · grab bag

Translations (2)

pl torebka z niespodzianką (surprise package) · pl mieszanka (non-specific mixed lot)

mystery bag en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio

Etymology

From 19th c. British rhyming slang for snag (“sausage”), influenced by sense “bag whose contents are unknown”.

Meanings

1. (Australia, slang) A sausage.
   • Bully beef and spuds, tripe, fish′n chips, Anzac bikkies, damper with cocky′s joy (golden syrup), snags (or mystery bags) and hot custard and jelly for sweets. 2010, Kathleen M. McGinley, Out of the Daydream: Based on the Autobiography of Barry McGinley Jones, page 20:
2. (Australia, slang) A pie.

Forms

Relateds

mystery meat