Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Bulging or hanging loosely.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having the appearance of a bag; bulging out loosely like a bag; puffy: as, a baggy umbrella; a baggy face.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Resembling a bag; loose or puffed out, or pendent, like a bag; flabby.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A small
plastic bag , as forsandwiches . - adjective Of clothing, very
loose-fitting , so as to hang away from the body. - adjective Of or relating to a
British music genre of the 1980s and 1990s, influenced byMadchester andpsychedelia and associated with baggy clothing.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not fitting closely; hanging loosely
Etymologies
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Examples
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At the end, they disappeared for a few moments, to return in baggy jeans, sweatshirts or T-shirts and running shoes, and continued to dance.
Archive 2009-09-01 2009
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They're dressed like students, in baggy khaki cargo shorts, Tevas and T-shirts.
Can Christoph Eschenbach and the National Symphony Orchestra give each other a fresh start? Anne Midgette 2010
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In drama class, clad in baggy jeans, they fool around, pretending to be robots.
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In the background, Ross greets Celia and Touchstone, and their mutual friends CORY, a stoner in baggy clothes, and SYLVIA, a grungy dyke who sports dreads and an army shirt.
Archive 2010-02-01 Hal Duncan 2010
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Now 9, he rocks a serious mohawk, and a ton of temporary tattoos, and marches around in baggy jeans and a white tank top.
This Is The Way The World Ends, Not With A Bang, But A Haircut - Her Bad Mother 2010
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In drama class, clad in baggy jeans, they fool around, pretending to be robots.
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I mean, I've played sports my entire life in baggy shorts and a big shirt.
Baltimore Charm, a new Lingerie Football League team, plays up sheer talent Neely Tucker 2010
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By the early 80s, it had an arthouse cinema, club nights run by the soon-to-be-famous Factory Records, and even a "Hulme look" of intense youths in baggy secondhand suits.
A Guide to the New Ruins of Great Britain by Owen Hatherley – review Andy Beckett 2010
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In drama class, clad in baggy jeans, they fool around, pretending to be robots.
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It seemed like a stark contrast when some of the dressed reenactors would walk past women in baggy tops and shorts!
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