paper-bag

  • 1paper bag — /peɪpə ˈbæg/ (say paypuh bag) noun 1. a small bag made out of paper, as that into which purchases are placed by a shop assistant. –phrase Colloquial 2. a paper bag job, (derogatory) a sexual partner viewed as having an ugly face but an attractive …

  • 2Paper Bag Party — Paper bag parties were 20th century African American social events at which only individuals with complexions at least as light as the color of a paper bag were admitted. The term also refers to larger issues of class and caste within the African …

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  • 3Paper bag (disambiguation) — Paper bag may refer to: *Bag, a container, made of paper * Paper Bag , a song by Fiona Apple from her 1999 album When the Pawn *Paper Bag Records, a Canadian independent record label, founded in 2002 …

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  • 4Paper Bag Records — Infobox record label name = Paper Bag Records image bg = parent = founded = 2002 founder = Trevor Larocque defunct = distributor = Universal (Canada) Fontana (US) Pinnacle (UK) genre = Indie rock country = Canada location = Toronto, Ontario,… …

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  • 5Paper bag problem — In geometry, the paper bag problem or teabag problem involves calculating the maximum possible inflated volume of an initially flat sealed rectangular bag which has the same shape as a cushion or pillow, made out of two pieces of material which… …

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  • 6paper\ bag\ princess — What you are forced to be if you have no clean clothes left. Taken from the Robert Munsch children s book of the same name. If I don t do laundry tonight I m gonna be a paper bag princess tomorrow …

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  • 7paper\ bag\ princess — What you are forced to be if you have no clean clothes left. Taken from the Robert Munsch children s book of the same name. If I don t do laundry tonight I m gonna be a paper bag princess tomorrow …

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  • 8paper-bag bush — noun Etymology: from the phrase paper bag : a shrub (Salazaria mexicana) of the family Labiatae that occurs in the midwestern and southwestern United States and has numerous large inflated papery pods …

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  • 9paper bag — noun a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer s purchases (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑sack, ↑poke, ↑carrier bag • Derivationally related forms: ↑sack (for: ↑sack) …

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  • 10paper-bag cooking — /peɪpə bæg ˈkʊkɪŋ/ (say paypuh bag kooking) noun the practice of baking meats, fish, vegetables, etc., in scorch proof paper bags; thought to seal in the flavour …