moon bag

noun

A small pouch attached to a belt that is worn on the outside of clothing around the waist and used for holding small personal items.

“She wears her moon bag every day on her morning jog.”

Meanings

nounmoon bag (plural moon bags)

plural moon bags

  1. A small pouch attached to a belt that is worn on the outside of clothing around the waist and used for holding small personal items.

    She wears her moon bag every day on her morning jog.

    Synonyms: bum bag, fanny pack

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA small pouch attached to a belt that is worn on the outside of clothing around the waist and used for holding small personal items.

Origin

In reference to its crescent shape.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

French banane
  • bananepouch
German Bauchbeutel, Bauchtasche
  • Bauchbeutelpouch
  • Bauchtaschepouch
  • Gürteltaschepouch
Hebrew פאוץ׳, פונדה
  • פאוץ׳ (pauch)pouch
  • פונדה (punda)pouch
Polish nerka, piterek
  • nerkapouch
  • piterekpouch
Swedish magväska, midjeväska
  • magväskapouch
  • midjeväskapouch
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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