Etymology

mystery bag

Today it means: A bag whose contents are unknown. Full definition →

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mystery bag · noun1

From mystery + bag.

mystery bag · noun2

From 19th c. British rhyming slang for snag (“sausage”), influenced by sense “bag whose contents are unknown”.

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