sling bag

noun

Any bag carried by slinging it over one's shoulder.

Meanings

nounsling bag (plural sling bags)

plural sling bags

  1. Any bag carried by slinging it over one's shoulder.

    Nineties looks are very much back in style — and since we're a couple of years into the decade's revival, buying a sling bag is very much not a fleeting-trend thing anymore.

    2022 May 12, Krystin Arneson, “This $38 lululemon bag is all over TikTok right now — and it’s on sale”, in SFGATE
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    I tried to look at it, bowed my head and gazed upon a brown old looking sling bag. I took it and asked the lady in front of us if that sling bag belonged to her but she only furrowed her eyebrows at me, whispered something only she can hear and turned her back on me again.

    2021, Vanessa Alimboyong, Beautifully Tragic, Amazon Digital Services LLC - KDP Print US, →ISBN, page 41

    The exclusive collection – consisting of a sling bag, chest bag, mini reporter, tote bag and pouch – sees Montblanc opt for an understated look with small, decorative details placed on the outer corners of each piece.

    2022 October 12, “Get Kitted Up in Manga Accessories From the New Montblanc x Naruto Collection”, in Hypebeast
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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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