doggie bag

  • 1doggie bag — doggie bags N COUNT If you ask for a doggie bag in a restaurant, you ask for any food you have not eaten to be put into a bag for you to take home …

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  • 2doggie bag — ☆ doggie bag [dôg′ē ] n. a bag supplied to a patron of a restaurant, in which may be placed leftovers, as to take home to a dog or other pet * * * …

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  • 3doggie bag — ☆ doggie bag [dôg′ē ] n. a bag supplied to a patron of a restaurant, in which may be placed leftovers, as to take home to a dog or other pet …

    English World dictionary

  • 4doggie bag —    A bag provided by a restaurant so that you can take the leftover food home with you is called a doggie (or doggy) bag.     The portions were so big that I decided to ask for a doggie bag …

    English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • 5doggie bag — noun a bag for food that a customer did not eat at a restaurant; the transparent pretense is that the food is taken home to feed the customer s dog • Syn: ↑doggy bag • Hypernyms: ↑sack, ↑poke, ↑paper bag, ↑carrier bag * * * (also doggy bag) …

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  • 6doggie bag — 1. n. a small container of food leftover from a meal at a restaurant. I ll take home the rest in a doggie bag. 2. n. bag or container for leftovers in a restaurant so they can be eaten at home …

    English slang

  • 7Doggie bag — bag provided by a restaurant or other eatery, for carrying home leftovers …

    Dictionary of Australian slang

  • 8doggie bag — /ˈdɒgi bæg/ (say dogee bag) noun a bag provided by a restaurant or the like, for carrying home leftovers, as for a dog. Also, doggy bag …

  • 9doggie bag — or doggy bag noun Etymology: 1doggy; from the presumption that such leftovers are intended for a pet dog Date: 1963 a container for leftover food to be carried home from a meal eaten at a restaurant …

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  • 10doggie bag — Australian Slang bag provided by a restaurant or other eatery, for carrying home leftovers …

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