DOGGY BAG

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does doggy bag mean? 

• DOGGY BAG (noun)
  The noun DOGGY BAG has 1 sense:

1. a bag for food that a customer did not eat at a restaurant; the transparent pretense is that the food is taken home to feed the customer's dog

  Familiarity information: DOGGY BAG used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DOGGY BAG (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A bag for food that a customer did not eat at a restaurant; the transparent pretense is that the food is taken home to feed the customer's dog

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

doggie bag; doggy bag

Hypernyms ("doggy bag" is a kind of...):

carrier bag; paper bag; poke; sack (a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases)