body bag

noun

: a large zippered bag (as of rubber or vinyl) in which a human corpse is placed especially for transportation

Examples of body bag in a Sentence

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Someone will leave Thailand in a body bag, which is to say, reborn. Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025 As fabulous family matriarch Anita Dupree on CBS‘ new daytime drama Beyond the Gates, Tunie’s latest role involves handling less body bags and more Birkin bags. Andy Swift, TVLine, 25 Feb. 2025 If no body bag is available, cover the corpse with a blanket. Jenny Gross, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025 In a TikTok posted Wednesday, the brand showed Duo being carried in a body bag by two other company mascots serving as pallbearers. Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for body bag

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of body bag was in 1936

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“Body bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20bag. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

Medical Definition

body bag

noun
: a large zippered bag (as of rubber or vinyl) in which a human corpse is placed especially for transportation

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