refugee bag

refugee bag
 n.— Â«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.» â€”“Thoughts on living here again…“ by Euan The Common Journal (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) Nov. 16, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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