bag and tag

verb

To place (a corpse) in a body bag and attach an identification tag to the bag.

Meanings

verbbag and tag (third-person singular simple present bags and tags, present participle bagging and tagging, simple past and past participle bagged and tagged)

present singular third person bags and tags · participle present bagging and tagging · participle past bagged and tagged · past bagged and tagged

  1. slangtransitivegovernmentTo place (a corpse) in a body bag and attach an identification tag to the bag.
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APA

bag and tag. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bag%20and%20tag

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bag and tag,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bag%20and%20tag.

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