Meanings
nounsickness bag (plural sickness bags)
plural sickness bags
- aeronauticsA small bag commonly provided to passengers on board airplanes and boats to collect and contain vomit in the event of motion sickness.
Synonyms: airsick bag, airsickness bag, barf bag, motion sickness bag, sickbag, sick sack
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA small bag commonly provided to passengers on board airplanes and boats to collect and contain vomit in the event of motion sickness.
Translations
Danish brækpose
- brækposebag for catching vomit
Finnish oksennuspussi
- oksennuspussibag for catching vomit
German Kotztüte, Speibsackerl
- Kotztütebag for catching vomit
- Speibsackerlbag for catching vomit
Hungarian hányózacskó
- hányózacskóbag for catching vomit
Polish woreczek na wymioty
- woreczek na wymiotybag for catching vomit
Swedish spypåse
- spypåsebag for catching vomit
Cite this entry
APA
sickness bag. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sickness%20bag
MLA
“sickness bag.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sickness%20bag. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sickness bag,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sickness%20bag.
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