Meanings
plural doggy bags · alternative doggie bag
- A bag used to pick up the droppings of dogs in parks and public places.
Synonyms: bowser bag
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA bag (or other container) used to take home uneaten food from a restaurant meal.
nounA bag used to pick up the droppings of dogs in parks and public places.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna bag for food that a customer did not eat at a restaurant; the transparent pretense is that the food is taken home to feed the customer's dog
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From doggy + bag. In the food sense, this refers to the idea that the food is to be taken home for the diner's dog.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans woefkardoes
- woefkardoesbag used to take home uneaten food
Dutch doggybag
- doggybagbag used to take home uneaten food
Estonian penipaun
- penipaunbag used to take home uneaten food
Finnish koirankakkapussi
- koirankakkapussibag used to pick up the droppings of dogs
Italian rimpiattino
- rimpiattinobag used to take home uneaten food
Japanese ドギーバッグ
- ドギーバッグ (dogībaggu)bag used to take home uneaten food
Polish torba na psią kupę
- torba na psią kupębag used to pick up the droppings of dogs
Spanish bolsa para llevar, bolsa de las sobras
- bolsa para llevarbag used to take home uneaten food
- bolsa de las sobrasbag used to take home uneaten food
Cite this entry
doggy bag. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doggy%20bag
“doggy bag.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doggy%20bag. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “doggy bag,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doggy%20bag.
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