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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Christopher Elliott, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Nobody took him because of his off-field baggage in college.
—Matt Schneidman, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
From an environmental and ethical standpoint, consuming or using tallow comes with the baggage of the beef industry, which is responsible for 3.7 percent of annual greenhouse gas emissions nationally, per the United States Department of Agriculture.
—Kayla Blanton, Outside Online, 24 Dec. 2024
The woman's luggage contained a considerable number of fireworks, which are never allowed on board an aircraft in carry-on or checked-in baggage.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Broken baggage chokes landfills and decomposes at a glacial pace.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Nobody took him because of his off-field baggage in college.
—Matt Schneidman, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
From an environmental and ethical standpoint, consuming or using tallow comes with the baggage of the beef industry, which is responsible for 3.7 percent of annual greenhouse gas emissions nationally, per the United States Department of Agriculture.
—Kayla Blanton, Outside Online, 24 Dec. 2024
The woman's luggage contained a considerable number of fireworks, which are never allowed on board an aircraft in carry-on or checked-in baggage.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Baggage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baggage. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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