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refugee bag
 n.— «So this morning we’ll be off to Wal-Mart to pick up a refugee bag (one of those lurid colored nylon bags you always see Asian tourists with) and use that 4th piece of luggage allowance to bring it back.» —“Thoughts on living here again…“ by Euan The Common Journal (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) Nov. 16, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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