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green bag

green bag noun: a reusable shopping bag; a bag for life.

Noun

green bag (plural green bags)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand) A reusable shopping bag; a bag for life.
  2. (historical, obsolete) A brief-bag used by barristers and lawyers, typically made of green leather.

Forms of green bag

pluralgreen bags
alternative formgreen-bag

Origin of green bag

See green (“ecologically friendly”). The bags are not always green in color.

Questions about green bag

What does green bag mean?
Green bag means a reusable shopping bag; a bag for life.
What part of speech is green bag?
Green bag is a noun.
What is the plural of green bag?
The plural of green bag is green bags.

Words near green bag in the dictionary

  1. green at the gills
  2. green audit
  3. green audits
  4. green bacteria
  5. green bacterium
  6. green bag
  7. green bags
  8. green baize
  9. green baizes
  10. green ban
  11. green band

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