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toolbag

toolbag noun: a bag used to carry tools.

Noun

toolbag (plural toolbags)

  1. A bag used to carry tools.
    • The mundane reality is that many art thieves are simply not the sharpest grappling hooks in the toolbag; the smart ones choose to steal things that can be much more easily converted into money — or just money itself.2008 February 17, Randy Kennedy, “Where You Going With That Monet?”, in New York Times
  2. (Canada, US, derogatory, slang) A tool or jerk; an obnoxious person.
    • Leighton Greene, Star Spanked
      “Sorry for being such a total toolbag,” Tristan whispered when I gave the empty bottle back to him.
    • You are owed an explanation and an apology. […] I'm sure you're an awesome, lovely girl, and he was a total toolbag who was lucky to be with you.2014, Lisa Winning, Carrie Henderson McDermott, He Texted: The Ultimate Guide to Decoding Guys, page 222

Forms of toolbag

pluraltoolbags

Origin of toolbag

From tool + bag.

Questions about toolbag

What does toolbag mean?
Toolbag means a bag used to carry tools.
What part of speech is toolbag?
Toolbag is a noun.
What is the plural of toolbag?
The plural of toolbag is toolbags.

Words near toolbag in the dictionary

  1. Toolamba
  2. Toolamba West
  3. Toolan
  4. Toolangi
  5. Toolans
  6. toolbag
  7. toolbags
  8. toolbar
  9. toolbars
  10. toolbelt
  11. toolbelts

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