Definitions for bag lady

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

bag′ la`dy(n.)

  1. a homeless woman who lives in public places, often keeping her belongings with her in shopping bags.

    Category: Common Vocabulary

Origin of bag lady:

1975–80

Princeton's WordNet

  1. bag lady(noun)

    a homeless woman who carries all her possessions with her in shopping bags

Wiktionary

  1. bag lady(Noun)

    A homeless woman who carries her possessions with her in bags.


Translations for bag lady

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

bag lady(noun)

a homeless woman who carries around with her all her belongings, usually in shopping bags

Bag ladies often sleep on benches in public parks and railway stations.

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