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  • noun Plural form of bag.
  • noun uncountable Eye circles.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bag.
  • verb Australia, New Zealand To reserve for oneself.

Etymologies

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From bag.

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From bagsy

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  • used to stake a claim, akin to the U.S. "dibs" - e.g. "Bags I the front seat!"

    September 20, 2009

  • Is this a British slang?

    September 21, 2009

  • I hear bags rather than dibs in Australia.

    September 21, 2009