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baggage

[ bag-ij ]

noun

  1. trunks, suitcases, etc., used in traveling; luggage.
  2. the portable equipment of an army.
  3. things that encumber one's freedom, progress, development, or adaptability; impediments:

    intellectual baggage that keeps one from thinking clearly; neurotic conflicts that arise from struggling with too much emotional baggage.

  4. Archaic.
    1. a worthless woman.
    2. a prostitute or disreputable woman.
    3. Often Disparaging. a pert, playful young woman or girl:

      a pretty baggage; a saucy baggage.



baggage

/ ˈæɡɪ /

noun

    1. suitcases, bags, etc, packed for a journey; luggage
    2. ( as modifier )

      baggage car

  1. an army's portable equipment
  2. informal.
    1. a pert young woman
    2. an immoral woman or prostitute
  3. informal.
    a cantankerous old woman
  4. informal.
    previous knowledge and experience that a person may use or be influenced by in new circumstances

    cultural baggage

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of baggage1

1400–50; late Middle English bagage < Middle French, equivalent to Old French bag ( ues ) bundles, packs (perhaps < Old Norse; bag ) + -age -age
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Word History and Origins

Origin of baggage1

C15: from Old French bagage , from bague a bundle, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse baggi bag
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The institution has a lot of baggage, as any organization with nearly two millennia and a few crusades under its cincture is bound to have.

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So far, there have not been any delays, but baggage pick-up and drop-off for at most 50 flights, could be affected, according to union Unite.

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They also have access to private security lanes and baggage check, eliminating the need to wait in lines.

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And when you’re focused on results, you can’t really play because every gesture, every move that you make has this baggage on top of it,” he said.

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Starring in “Gypsy” comes with as much baggage as playing Stanley or Blanche in Tennessee Williams’ “A Streetcar Named Desire.”

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