Definition of Doggie bag

1. Noun. A bag for food that a customer did not eat at a restaurant; the transparent pretense is that the food is taken home to feed the customer's dog.

Exact synonyms: Doggy Bag
Generic synonyms: Carrier Bag, Paper Bag, Poke, Sack

Definition of Doggie bag

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of doggy bag) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Doggie Bag

dogger
doggerel
doggerel verse
doggerels
doggeries
doggerman
doggermen
doggers
doggery
dogges
doggess
doggesses
dogget
doggets
doggie
doggie bag (current term)
doggie bags
doggie door
doggier
doggies
doggiest
doggily
dogginess
dogging
doggings
doggish
doggishly
doggishness
doggishnesses
doggo

Literary usage of Doggie bag

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Long Island Alive! by Francine Silverman (2002)
"(Harvest specializes in oversize portions; bring your friends or family and leave with a doggie bag.) Other toppings are sausage, broccoli, mushrooms and ..."

2. Bolivia Adventure Guide by Vivien Lougheed (2003)
"Servings are huge (I put my excess in a doggie-bag and shared it with street beggars) and the food is excellent. If you are looking for good Chinese food, ..."

3. Miami & the Florida Keys Alive! by Lisa Simundson (2001)
"... Inexpensive-Moderate Bring a doggie bag. The portions at The Cheesecake Factory are enormous! And the menu is so extensive, there is something to suit ..."

4. The Artichoke Trail: A Guide to Vegetarian Restaurants, Organic Food Stores by James A Frost (2000)
"Portions are huge for everything, so come with an empty stomach or a doggie bag. The sesame spinach chimichangas - spinach, cheddar, jack, and goat cheeses, ..."

5. Maggie's Sauna by Paul E. Furdon (2000)
"He didn't even realize that Gordon and Salvi were kidding when they asked for a doggie bag as they were leaving after his Christmas open house. ..."

6. John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Jr. 1960-1999: Memorial Tributes in the 106th edited by Strom Thurmond (2001)
"He walked out with a big doggie bag. Radu Teodorescu, fitness trainer: One night when he came by my studio on Rollerblades, he had gotten his skates tangled ..."

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