Doggy Bag Definition

noun
A bag for leftover food that a customer of a restaurant may take home after a meal.
American Heritage

A bag used to pick up the droppings of dogs in parks and public places.

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Noun

Singular:
doggy bag
Plural:
doggy-bags

Origin of Doggy Bag

  • Diminutive of dog, used attributively with bag; in the case of the former definition, this is on the notion that the food is to be taken home for the diner's dog

    From Wiktionary

  • From the assumption that such food would be given to the customer's dog

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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