sponge bag en · NOUN
Meanings
- (Australia, UK) A bag for carrying toiletries, as when travelling.
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(UK) Designating clothing (especially trousers) with a fine, faint black-and-white check pattern.
Below her a small boat puttered quietly at the landing stage, and the chef appeared, in his sponge bag trousers and his white jacket, to tale the day's delivery of fresh perch.
1984, Anita Brookner, Hotel du Lac, Penguin, published 2016, page 36:In every hotel in Ireland sits a military man with […] a loud commanding voice, & spongebag coat & red slippers.
1934 May 8, Virginia Woolf, Diary:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sponge bags | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| spongebag | alternative | lexicographic | |
| sponge-bag | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
spongebags · spongebag pants · spongebag trousers