Etymology

fumble the bag

Today it means: To make unwise financial decisions that lead one to lose or not make more money. Full definition →

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The story

Comes from a lyric in the 2017 song “I Get the Bag” by Gucci Mane, featuring Migos, with the word bag being a slang term for money.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.