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paper bags

paper bags is the plural of paper bag.

Meaning of paper bag

Noun

paper bag (plural paper bags)

  1. A bag made of paper, especially a firm brown kind intended for carrying groceries.
    • Does his make-up in his room
      Douse himself with cheap perfume
      Eyeholes in a paper bag
      Greatest lay I ever had1996, Placebo, “Nancy Boy”

Questions about paper bags

What is paper bags the plural of?
Paper bags is the plural of paper bag.

Words near paper bags in the dictionary

  1. paper bag jobs
  2. paper bag parties
  3. paper bag party
  4. paper bag test
  5. paper bag tests
  6. paper bags
  7. paper ballot
  8. paper ballots
  9. paper bank
  10. paper banks
  11. paper bin

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