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doggy bag

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

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

doggy bag
n
a bag into which leftovers from a meal may be put and taken away, supposedly for the diner's dog
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Noun1.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
carrier bag, paper bag, sack, poke - a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
Translations
doggy bag nsacchetto per gli avanzi da portare a casa
doggy bag nsacchetto per gli avanzi da portare a casa


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