1
: suitcases, trunks, and personal belongings of travelers : luggage
2
: transportable equipment especially of a military force
3
: intangible things (such as feelings, circumstances, or beliefs) that get in the way
emotional baggage
1
dated
: a contemptible or disreputable woman
"I can buy her off. If she took money from him—the mercenary, painted baggage!—why, then, she'll take it from me."—
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Edward Bulwer-Lytton2
dated
: a young woman
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2024
But for those who got an early start to the holidays, the scene at the nation’s second busiest airport was more hectic than usual Monday as unionized workers who clean planes and handle baggage held a demonstration at LAX to demand higher wages.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
But that baggage will rot on the LAX tarmac, long forgotten by an Eagles team whose offensive talent and defensive dominance can apparently erase any error.
—Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
Trump didn’t waste any time replacing Gaetz with fellow Floridian Pam Bondi, a former state attorney general who is a more likable yet equally dedicated Trump loyalist without the same amount of baggage as Gaetz.
—Jeffrey Schweers, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Nov. 2024
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Bethany is a huffer, addicted to smelling other people’s baggage.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2024
But for those who got an early start to the holidays, the scene at the nation’s second busiest airport was more hectic than usual Monday as unionized workers who clean planes and handle baggage held a demonstration at LAX to demand higher wages.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
But that baggage will rot on the LAX tarmac, long forgotten by an Eagles team whose offensive talent and defensive dominance can apparently erase any error.
—Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
Trump didn’t waste any time replacing Gaetz with fellow Floridian Pam Bondi, a former state attorney general who is a more likable yet equally dedicated Trump loyalist without the same amount of baggage as Gaetz.
—Jeffrey Schweers, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Nov. 2024
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“Baggage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baggage. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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