refugee bag
n.— «A two week visa on arrival for $US 14.00, cursory customs, only interested in why we had so many motorcycle parts, and again concerned about why a tourist would be using the disposable red, white and blue refugee bags for their luggage, because we have to have disposable luggage.» —“Coming from the U.A.E.” by Peter Forwood, Kay Forwood Travel Through Bahrain on a Harley-Davidson Dec. 31, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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