doggy bag

doggy bag or doggie bag

n.

A bag for leftover food that a customer of a restaurant may take home after a meal.

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[From the assumption that such food would be given to the customer's dog.]

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doggy bag

Noun

a bag in which leftovers from a meal may be taken away, supposedly for the diner's dog

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

doggy bag - 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 doggie bag carrier bag, paper bag, sack, poke - a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases

Translations

doggy bag n → bolsa para llevarse las sobras de la comida

doggy bag [ˈdɔgɪ-] dog n → petit sac pour emporter les restes

doggy bag [ˈdɔgɪ-] n → Tüte für Essensreste, die man nach Hause mitnehmen möchte

doggy bag n → sacchetto per gli avanzi (da portare a casa)