| 词汇 | bagger |
| 释义 | bagger noun 1 a poker player who does not bet aggressively when holding a good hand until late in the hand US, 1966. 2 a boy who wears his trousers so low that his boxer shorts hang out above his belt line US, 1986. 3 someone who talks, dresses and projects an East Coast, prep-school persona; a member of a college fraternity US, 1980. 4 someone who plays footbag US, 1997 brown baggerSomeone who brings in their own packed lunch (e.g., in a brown paper bag), as for work or school. The brown baggers of the office always go out to the park to eat on nice days. double-bagger1. In baseball, a hit of the ball that results in the batter being able to reach second base. That double-bagger from Mitchelson puts his team within striking distance of a victory here today. 2. A particularly ugly person, i.e., one who would need to wear two bags over their head in order to conceal such ugliness. She had a few too many drinks and ended up going home with some double-bagger who'd been leering at her all night at the bar. I know I'm not the prettiest person in the world, but I'm no double-bagger or anything. triple-bagger1. In baseball, a hit of the ball that results in the batter being able to reach third base. A triple-bagger from Mitchelson puts his team within striking distance of a victory here today. 2. A hideously ugly person, i.e., one who would need to wear three bags over their head in order to conceal such ugliness. She had a few too many drinks and ended up going home with some triple-bagger who'd been leering at her all night at the bar. I know I'm not the prettiest person in the world, but I'm no triple-bagger or anything. four-baggerslang In baseball, a home run (as it causes one to touch all four "bags," or bases). Scotty just hit a four-bagger and gave us a one-run lead! brown baggerA person who brings his or her own supplies, as in The architects of the new office designed a space for brown baggers to eat lunch. The term originated in the 1930s in Britain for very serious students who carried their books about with them in brown briefcases or bags. That usage crossed the Atlantic within a few decades. However, in America from the 1960s on, it has primarily been used for persons who brought their own liquor in a brown paper bag, either legitimately or surreptitiously, to a public place or restaurant not licensed to sell it, or for those who took their lunch to work. double-bagger1. n. a hit good for two bases in baseball. Wilbur hit a nice double-bagger in the top of the fourth. 2. n. a very ugly person. (see also Bag your face!, brown bag it, triple-bagger, coyote-ugly.) Fred is what I would call a double-bagger. What a mug! four-bagger n. a home run in baseball. Wilbur hit his third four-bagger of the season. triple-bagger1. and triple n. a hit in baseball that gets the batter to third base. Wilbur connected for another triple-bagger in the fifth. 2. n. a person whose ugly face is so frightful that three bags are required to conceal it. (see also double-bagger, coyote-ugly.) He’s worse than a triple-bagger—if that’s possible. |
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