bagism

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noun

The practice of wearing a bag over one's body so as to conceal one's physical attributes and force listeners to focus on one's message instead.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

nounbagism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe practice of wearing a bag over one's body so as to conceal one's physical attributes and force listeners to focus on one's message instead.

Origin

From bag + -ism, introduced by John Lennon and Yoko Ono as part of their peace campaign in the late 1960s.

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APA

bagism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bagism

MLA

“bagism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bagism. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bagism,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bagism.

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