"doggy bag" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-doggy bag.wav Forms: doggy bags [plural], doggie bag [alternative]
Etymology: From doggy + bag. In the food sense, this refers to the idea that the food is to be taken home for the diner's dog. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|doggy|bag}} doggy + bag Head templates: {{en-noun}} doggy bag (plural doggy bags)
  1. A bag (or other container) used to take home uneaten food from a restaurant meal. Synonyms: goody bag Translations (bag used to take home uneaten food): woefkardoes (Afrikaans), doggybag [masculine] (Dutch), penipaun (Estonian), ドギーバッグ (dogībaggu) (Japanese), bolsa para llevar [feminine] (Spanish), bolsa de las sobras [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-doggy_bag-en-noun-ZeNI-kWo Categories (other): Bags Disambiguation of Bags: 49 51 Disambiguation of 'bag used to take home uneaten food': 58 42
  2. A bag used to pick up the droppings of dogs in parks and public places. Synonyms: bowser bag Related terms: left over, left-over, leftover Translations (bag used to pick up the droppings of dogs): koirankakkapussi (Finnish), torba na psią kupę [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-doggy_bag-en-noun-PaaHtT~f Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Bags, Feces Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Bags: 49 51 Disambiguation of Feces: 0 100 Disambiguation of 'bag used to pick up the droppings of dogs': 24 76

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Alternative forms

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