baggie

noun

bag·​gie ˈba-gē How to pronounce baggie (audio)
plural baggies
: a usually small, clear plastic bag
… shoved his baggie of kumquats into the pocket of his Members Only jacket …Jonathan Lethem
My brother spent four days in jail. Police wanted to charge someone with possession of a baggie of crack cocaine they subsequently found under a nearby car, so they had chosen him.Chastity M. Pratt

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During the conversation, Diggs pulled out a small baggie containing the substance, and one woman took it from him. Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 29 May 2025 Put them in a Tupperware container or Ziploc baggie to maintain moisture if needed. Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 1 May 2025 Troopers searched the car and reportedly found drug paraphernalia, a marijuana roller, and two small baggies with a white powder that later tested positive for cocaine. Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2025 Among them: Multiple bottles of baby oil and lubricant; a container of anti-anxiety medication clonazepam, prescribed to Combs’ alias, Frank Black, from a Walgreens in Miami; and two baggies of substances that tested positive for MDMA and ketamine. Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for baggie

Word History

Etymology

bag entry 1 + -ie

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of baggie was in 1963

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“Baggie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baggie. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.

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