duffel bag

noun

: a soft oblong bag for personal belongings

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Anne Hathaway carried a cherry red shoulder bag, Katie Holmes toted around a burgundy duffel bag, and Reese Witherspoon sported the $458 Cuyana Ola bag in burgundy. Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025 Kate Spade Outlet Kitt Nylon Medium Tote Bigger than a medium-sized purse but not as large as a duffel bag, the Kitt Nylon Medium Tote is an ideal size for carrying belongings from the office to the tailgate. Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025 Underneath the stark floodlights streamed a procession of weary travelers in T-shirts and jeans, reaching into the bottom of a white coach bus for their oversize duffel bags. ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2025 According to a criminal complaint, Frattalone is accused of stealing a designer duffel bag from a boat as it was docked at Maynard’s Restaurant on Lake Minnetonka, located approximately 25 miles from Minneapolis, FOX 9 reported. Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for duffel bag

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of duffel bag was in 1917

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“Duffel bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duffel%20bag. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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duffel bag

noun
: a soft oblong bag for personal belongings

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