baggy
pronunciation
How to pronounce baggy in British English:
UK [ˈbægi]
How to pronounce baggy in American English:
US [ˈbæɡi]
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- Adjective:
- not fitting closely; hanging loosely
Word Origin
- baggy (adj.)
- "puffed out, hanging loosely," 1831, from bag (n.) + -y (2). Bagging in this sense is from 1590s. Baggie as a small protective plastic bag is from 1969. Baggies "baggy shorts" is from 1962, surfer slang. Related: Baggily; bagginess.
Example
- 1. Such baggy pants just don 't become you .
- 2. Baggy pants are meant to be stylish , not offensive .
- 3. I go to school dressed in baggy clothes everyday .
- 4. Do not wear jeans that are too tight or too baggy .
- 5. What do you think she did to baggy up there ?