ditty bag

noun

A small bag used to carry one's personal effects or toiletries while traveling.

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sailor's housewifemess bagdilly bagmess kit
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Meanings

nounditty bag (plural ditty bags)

plural ditty bags

  1. A small bag used to carry one's personal effects or toiletries while traveling.
  2. A sailor's small bag to hold thread, needles, tape, etc.; a housewife.

    Synonyms: sailor's housewife

  3. A Girl Guide's bag to hold dishes and cutlery, usually made of mesh fabric or sewn dishtowel.

    Synonyms: mess bag, dilly bag, mess kit

  4. entertainmentA bag used to hold costume pieces that do not hang on hangers, such as socks or gloves.
  5. broadcastingA cameraman's bag containing various small tools.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA sailor's small bag to hold thread, needles, tape, etc.; a housewife.

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sailor's housewife

nounA Girl Guide's bag to hold dishes and cutlery, usually made of mesh fabric or sewn dishtowel.

Similar
mess bagdilly bagmess kit
Also see
dilly bagdopp kitmess bagmess kitwashbag

Origin

Suggested to be a clipping of commodity bag, a British naval term.

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APA

ditty bag. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ditty%20bag

MLA

“ditty bag.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ditty%20bag. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ditty bag,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ditty%20bag.

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