ziploc

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noun

Any of a range of disposable, resealable storage bags that are fastened by a pair of interlocking plastic flanges.

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Meanings

ziploc1

nounziploc (plural ziplocs)

plural ziplocs

  1. 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

nounZiploc (plural Ziplocs)

plural Ziplocs · alternative ziploc · alternative ziplock

  1. 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 Fever
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    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.7

    When 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 Records

    Synonyms: ziptop

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of a range of disposable, resealable storage bags that are fastened by a pair of interlocking plastic flanges.

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Origin

Marketing coinage, from zip and lock.

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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
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ziploc. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ziploc

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“ziploc.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ziploc. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ziploc,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ziploc.

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