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paperbag

paperbag is the alternative form 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”

Forms of paperbag

pluralpaperbags

Origin of paperbag

From paper + bag.

Phrases with paperbag

Questions about paperbag

What is paperbag the alternative form of?
Paperbag is the alternative form of paper bag.

Words near paperbag in the dictionary

  1. paperbacked
  2. paperbacker
  3. paperbackers
  4. paperbacking
  5. paperbacks
  6. paperbag
  7. paperbag waist
  8. paperbag waists
  9. paperbags
  10. paperbark
  11. paperbark flycatcher

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