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onion bag

onion bag noun: the goal net.

Noun

onion bag (plural onion bags)

  1. (UK, slang) The goal net.
    • You ponce, you slag, pop it in the onion bag.2002, Fat Les (band), Who Invented Fish and Chips? (song)

Forms of onion bag

pluralonion bags

Origin of onion bag

From the resemblance to the net bags in which onions are sold.

Words formed from onion bag

Questions about onion bag

What does onion bag mean?
Onion bag means the goal net.
What part of speech is onion bag?
Onion bag is a noun.
What is the plural of onion bag?
The plural of onion bag is onion bags.

Words near onion bag in the dictionary

  1. oniochalasia
  2. oniomania
  3. oniomaniac
  4. oniomaniacs
  5. onion
  6. onion bag
  7. onion bags
  8. onion booties
  9. onion booty
  10. onion bottle
  11. onion bottles

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