Etymology

three bags full, sir

Today it means: Intensifies a statement of agreement, indicating that the speaker is craven or obsequious. Full definition →

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The story

Referencing the nursery rhyme Baa, Baa, Black Sheep with the lyrics "Have you any wool? / Yes, sir, yes, sir, / Three bags full".

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