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grab bag

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grab bag noun
plural grab bags
grab bag
noun
plural grab bags
Learner's definition of GRAB BAG
[count] US
: a bag that holds many small gifts and that you reach into in order to pull one out without knowing what it is摸彩袋 compare lucky dip
informal : a group or mixture of different things混杂

grab bag

noun

1
: a receptacle (such as a bag) containing small articles which are to be drawn (as at a party or fair) without being seen
2
: a miscellaneous collection : potpourri

Example Sentences

Congress has proposed a grab bag of tax cuts. the festival featured a grab bag of independent films from widely disparate genres
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Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of grab bag was in 1855

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