bags

bags
Verb. To claim as one's own due to being the first to make such a claim. E.g."Bags I go first." Informal
Noun. Trousers. Informal

English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.

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  • bags —  1. Trousers.  2. bags I I claim Juv …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • Bags’ Groove (Album) — Bags’ Groove Studioalbum von Miles Davis Veröffentlichung 1957 Label Prestige Records …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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