bag
v.— «bag v. to call someone a bad name, to insult. “He really bagged her out on the playground.” SYN.-cap.» —“L.A. Speak” by Kathleen Moloney, Mary McNamara Los Angeles Times Apr. 26, 1992. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
bag
v.— «bag v. to call someone a bad name, to insult. “He really bagged her out on the playground.” SYN.-cap.» —“L.A. Speak” by Kathleen Moloney, Mary McNamara Los Angeles Times Apr. 26, 1992. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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