green bag

noun

A reusable shopping bag; a bag for life.

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Meanings

noungreen bag (plural green bags)

plural green bags · alternative green-bag

  1. AustraliaNew ZealandA reusable shopping bag; a bag for life.
  2. historicalobsoletelawA brief-bag used by barristers and lawyers, typically made of green leather.

Origin

See green (“ecologically friendly”). The bags are not always green in color.

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APA

green bag. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20bag

MLA

“green bag.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20bag. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “green bag,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20bag.

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