shopping-bag lady
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shopping bag lady — shopping bag lady, U.S. a vagrant, homeless, and often elderly woman who roams a city carrying her possessions in a shopping bag or bags: »On a nearby bench, apparently keeping an intermittent vigil, were two shopping bag ladies…endeavoring to… … Useful english dictionary
shopping-bag lady — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : bag lady herein * * * /shop ing bag /. See bag lady (def. 1). [1975 80] * * * shopping bag lady same as ↑bag lady (see under ↑bag). • • • … Useful english dictionary
shopping bag lady — n. homeless woman, woman who lives on the streets and keeps her possessions in shopping bags, female beggar … English contemporary dictionary
bag lady — bag ladies N COUNT A bag lady is a homeless woman who carries her possessions in shopping bags … English dictionary
bag lady — ► NOUN informal ▪ a homeless woman who carries her possessions in shopping bags … English terms dictionary
bag lady — ☆ bag lady n. Slang a homeless, destitute, usually elderly woman who wanders the streets of a city carrying her possessions with her, as in shopping bags … English World dictionary
bag lady — noun a homeless woman who carries all her possessions with her in shopping bags • Hypernyms: ↑homeless, ↑homeless person * * * noun, pl ⋯ ladies [count] : a homeless woman who walks around the streets of a city carrying her possessions in a bag * … Useful english dictionary
bag lady — /ˈbæg leɪdi/ (say bag laydee) noun a homeless, often elderly, woman, typically one who carries all her belongings in a shopping bag …
bag lady — bag′ la dy n. cvb a homeless woman who lives in public places, often keeping her belongings with her in shopping bags • Etymology: 1975–80 … From formal English to slang
bag lady — noun Date: 1972 a homeless woman who roams the streets of a city carrying her possessions in shopping bags … New Collegiate Dictionary
