Meanings
plural flesh-bags
- obsoleteslangA shirt.
The convict's new-found ability to purchase silk and self-fashion as a dandy marks his escape from impoverishment, filling his stomach and his 'flesh-bag' – the evocative flash word for shirt.
2021, Sarah Comyn, Porscha Fermanis, Worlding the south1 more example
In 1844, the governor of Oakham Gaol overheard inmate and burglar William Bates divulge that, despite wearing his 'flesh-bag' over his clothes to alter his appearance, his victim recognised him at his preliminary hearing […]
2019, Simon Barnard, James Hardy Vaux's 1819 Dictionary of Criminal Slang and..., page 91
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flesh-bag. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flesh-bag
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