Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The trunks, bags, parcels, and suitcases in which one carries one's belongings while traveling; luggage.
- noun The movable equipment and supplies of an army.
- noun Emotions or thoughts that stem from painful or unpleasant past experiences and that affect one's outlook or behavior.
- noun A woman prostitute.
- noun A girl or young woman, especially one is who impudent.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The bags, trunks, valises, satchels, packages, etc., and their contents, which a traveler requires or takes with him on a journey: now usually called
luggage in Great Britain. - noun Specifically The portable equipment, including the tents, clothing, utensils, and other necessaries, of an army or other moving body of men; impedimenta.
- noun Trash; rubbish; refuse.
- Trashy; rubbishy; refuse; worthless.
- noun A worthless person, especially a worthless woman; a strumpet.
- noun A playful, saucy young woman: a flirt: usually in conjunction with such qualifying words as cunning, sly, saucy, etc.
- Worthless; vile: said of persons: as, a baggage fellow.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The clothes, tents, utensils, and provisions of an army.
- noun The trunks, valises, satchels, etc., which a traveler carries with him on a journey; luggage.
- noun obsolete Purulent matter.
- noun obsolete Trashy talk.
- noun obsolete A man of bad character.
- noun A woman of loose morals; a prostitute.
- noun Playful A romping, saucy girl.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
Luggage ; traveling equipment - noun uncountable, informal Factors that restrict a person's freedom, often in an intellectual or psychological way
- noun obsolete, countable, pejorative A
woman - noun military, countable and uncountable An army's portable equipment; its baggage train.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the portable equipment and supplies of an army
- noun cases used to carry belongings when traveling
- noun a worthless or immoral woman
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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According to HuffPost's Elise Foley, Republican voters across the state are now using the phrase "baggage" to describe Gingrich.
HUFFPOST FUNDRACE - Newt's "Baggage" Paul Blumenthal 2011
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According to HuffPost's Elise Foley, Republican voters across the state are now using the phrase "baggage" to describe Gingrich.
HUFFPOST FUNDRACE - Newt's "Baggage" Paul Blumenthal 2011
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But my baggage is my baggage, and when I can quit letting societal expectations of mothers, which are as unrealistic as expecting all women to look like Tyra Banks, I doubt the snugglebunny moms will bother me anymore.
Dru Blood - I believe in the inherent goodness of all beings: Those Brain-Dead Parents. 2004
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Unfortunately for her, Mrs. Clinton's "baggage" is her husband.
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Yes | No | Report from jeffo52284 wrote 6 weeks 5 days ago sounds like alterier motives are at hand here. i i could understand banning from carry on but checked baggage is just some moron making a point
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Yes | No | Report from jeffo52284 wrote 6 weeks 5 days ago sounds like alterier motives are at hand here. i i could understand banning from carry on but checked baggage is just some moron making a point
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The rest of the company struggles with things like rapid deployment, social networking, and sometimes even internationalization (lots of baggage from a US-centric culture).
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Please prepare for boarding, and ensure that your mental baggage is securely stowed in the overhead compartments ....
Social Security Privatization, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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A star athlete with baggage is worshipped and wonderful.
Could Lawrence Taylor's off-field problems have been prevented? 2010
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The fact that so many airlines routinely ignore weighing cabin baggage also suggests that their margins for this calculation are quite broad (unlike smaller charter planes where they actually do weigh the passengers before boarding).
HLO Day 14: Online Check-In Saves The Day | Lifehacker Australia 2009
mercy commented on the word baggage
According to a few online dictionaries, 'baggage' is also an "immoral" or "impudent" woman, or a prostitute.
The Free Dictionary (but not Merriam Webster) is one that lists this definition.
July 6, 2008
Yukka commented on the word baggage
"Lately Puppetji has been reminded of the weight of the world on people's shoulders, the baggage we all carry with us from house to house, city to city, relationship to relationship, lifetime to lifetime. These illusory burdens we all carry ... This clutter that fills your mind."
(http://puppetji.com/2010/02/new-socksang-travel-light-and-let-go-of-baggage/)
August 9, 2011