"wagger-pagger-bagger" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-wagger-pagger-bagger.ogg Forms: wagger-pagger-baggers [plural]
Etymology: Jocular modification of wastepaper basket. See -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} wagger-pagger-bagger (plural wagger-pagger-baggers)
  1. (UK, slang, dated, public schools) A wastepaper basket. Tags: UK, dated, slang Categories (topical): Containers

Inflected forms

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