baggage

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English bagage, from Old French bagage, baguage, from bague (“bundle, sack”), of Germanic/North Germanic origin, probably from the same ultimate source as Old Norse baggi (“pack, bundle”). Compare also bag. By surface analysis, bag +‎ -age. The old meaning of "nasty woman" likely derives from the sense of "something awkward to be carried" (compare faggot). === Pronunciation === enPR: băg'ĭj, IPA(key): /ˈbæɡɪd͡ʒ/ Hyphenation: bag‧gage Rhymes: -æɡɪdʒ === Noun === baggage (usually uncountable, plural baggages) (uncountable) Portable cases, large bags, and similar equipment for manually carrying, pushing, or pulling personal items while traveling Uncountable synonyms: luggage; gear; stuff Countable synonyms: bags; suitcases (uncountable, informal) Factors, especially psychological ones, which interfere with a person's ability to function effectively. (obsolete, countable, derogatory) A woman. A female, especially one who is saucy, impudent. Synonyms: (of a woman) disreputable, naughty 1964: My Fair Lady (film) Shall we ask this baggage to sit down or shall we just throw her out of the window? (military, countable (obsolete) and uncountable) An army's portable equipment; its baggage train. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References ===