Meanings
ziploc1
plural ziplocs
- Alternative letter-case form of Ziploc.
She […] immediately pulled out a tobacco pouch wrapped in rubber bands inside 2 ziploc bags.
2014, Sybil Lamb, chapter 9, in I've Got a Time Bomb (fiction), Topside Press, →ISBN
Ziploc2
plural Ziplocs · alternative ziploc · alternative ziplock
- Any of a range of disposable, resealable storage bags that are fastened by a pair of interlocking plastic flanges.
I basically had all my different pieces of gear in individual Ziploc bags.
2003, Bill Schuette, White Blaze Fever2 more examples
Over the years I'd surrendered many vices, among them whiskey, cigarettes, and the various non-Newtonian drugs, but marijuana and I remained steadfast companions. I had one fragrant ounce of Humboldt County, California, in a Ziploc bag in the glove compartment of my car.
1995, Michael Chabon, Wonder Boys, Ch.1, at p.7When she get what she wants / She puts the rest on a tray / In a zip-loc bag in the freezer.
1996 September 17, John McCrea, “Italian Leather Sofa”, Fashion Nugget, Cake, Capricorn RecordsSynonyms: ziptop
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of a range of disposable, resealable storage bags that are fastened by a pair of interlocking plastic flanges.
Origin
Marketing coinage, from zip and lock.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 密實袋 /密实袋
- 密實袋 /密实袋disposable, resealable storage bag fastened by a pair of interlocking flanges
Chinese Mandarin 密封袋
- 密封袋 (mìfēngdài)disposable, resealable storage bag fastened by a pair of interlocking flanges
Finnish salpapussi, Minigrip
- salpapussidisposable, resealable storage bag fastened by a pair of interlocking flanges
- Minigripdisposable, resealable storage bag fastened by a pair of interlocking flanges
German Druckverschlussbeutel, Gleitverschlussbeutel
- Druckverschlussbeuteldisposable, resealable storage bag fastened by a pair of interlocking flanges
- Gleitverschlussbeuteldisposable, resealable storage bag fastened by a pair of interlocking flanges
Korean 지퍼락
- 지퍼락 (jipeorak)disposable, resealable storage bag fastened by a pair of interlocking flanges
Māori pēke ngutupiri
- pēke ngutupiridisposable, resealable storage bag fastened by a pair of interlocking flanges
Polish woreczek strunowy
- woreczek strunowydisposable, resealable storage bag fastened by a pair of interlocking flanges
Cite this entry
ziploc. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ziploc
“ziploc.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ziploc. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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