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

Examples of baggie in a Sentence

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Jeffrey Kelly was arrested Wednesday and accused of shooting at a Democratic Party campaign office in Tempe and posting the signs with sharp blades rigged on and baggies of white power attached to the back. Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 29 Oct. 2024 Antisemitic flyers were found in baggies left outside area homes, multiple police agencies reported, and vandalism was also under investigation. Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 8 Oct. 2024 Additionally, police found a phone confirmed to be the one Imhoff used to text the girl, a package of condoms, an ice chest containing ice and alcohol, and a baggie containing a white substance confirmed to be cocaine. Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 25 Oct. 2024 The baggies, which were initially reported to have been left at Farmington Hills homes overnight on Friday, were reported at other area homes into Monday. Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 8 Oct. 2024 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 16 Nov. 2024.

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