refugee bag
n.— «In Rakena’s video, everyone is wearing bags, sometimes referred to as refugee bags. “Those large, striped, plastic bags,” Rakena says. “They’re used all over the Pacific because they’re cheap and easy to move.”» —“Welcome to the contact zone” by Rosalie Higson The Australian (Sydney, Australia) June 2, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
“Nurdle” Means a Small Bit of Something: Toothpaste on a Brush, Plastic Pellets, and Pocket Detritus
The word nurdle, sometimes spelled nerdle, can be used to denote various “small bits of things,” such as styrofoam packing material or detritus in one’s pockets. It may be related to the word nodule. Like thingamabob and whatsit, the word nurdle...
An ad campaign featuring the phrase the last straw to urge people not to use plastic straws has Allie in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, wondering about double meanings in advertising. Research shows that such punning can be effective. This is part of a...