refugee bag

refugee bag
 n.— «I come back to utter chaos in the airport; trying to elbow un-chivalrous men out of my way so I can pick up my and my suitcases (including my colleagues’ Refugee bags full of dripping goat blood attracting flies).» —“Back to Kinshasa, my beloved” in Democratic Republic of Congo 007 In Africa Apr. 27, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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