grab bag
noun[C]
USuk/ˈɡræb ˌbæɡ/us/ˈɡræb ˌbæɡ/(UKlucky dip)
abagorcontainercontainingamixtureofsmallobjectssuch astoys, often to be taken out without beingseen, as agame:
Thechildrenwill begreetedwithbaseballcapsandcards, T-shirts, andgrabbags.
amixedcollectionof things that may not goparticularlywell together:
The concert's secondhalfwas abitof agrabbag.
What we arelikelytoseeis theusualgrabbagofhalfthought-outpolicies.
mainlyUK(USgo bag)
abagorcontainerholdingnecessarysuppliessuch asfoodto last for a fewdays, for use in anemergency:
Theydrewup alistofessentialitemsto put in anemergencygrabbagincaseof ahurricane.
Synonym
bug-out bag
- To make achancedeviceyou couldtosscoins,throwdice, or takeslipsofpaperfrom agrabbag.
- Thecompanysurveyedthree thousandyoungwomen,rewardingeach with agrabbagofcosmeticgifts.
- They don'tprayor saygraceat thedinnertablebut they doexchangegiftsin agrabbag.
- This maysoundlike too much of anartisticgrabbag, but theartistbindsthesedisparateinfluenceswith aunifiedvision.
- Hislatestfilmis agrabbagofideasthat don'tstickwith you because they don'tsticktogether.
- At thetime, thecorporationwas amessygrabbagofindustrialandretailcompanies.
Presents and gifts
- Christmas box
- Christmas stocking
- comp
- favour
- free gift
- freebie
- gift wrap
- giftee
- giveaway
- goody bag
- little
- novelty
- offering
- party bag
- present
- prezzie
- secret Santa
- stocking
- stocking filler
- token
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