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bagless
adjective; derivation
(of a vacuum) lacking a bag The e-mail in which the word “bagless” appeared offered no description of the manner in which the bagless vacuum worked. None of the links in the e-mail provided further information about the bagless vacuum, although one could see a small picture of the vacuum. Many vendors of the Dyson bagless vacuum use the term “bagless” to describe the vacuum. For example, BestBuy, Amazon, and Overstock all use the term “bagless.” It is not clear where the term originated, but it is now commonly used by various vendors. These vacuums have flooded the market because they require less hassle than vacuums that contain a bag and only cost between 450 and 600 dollars. Given the plethora of bagless vacuums online, I was surprised to discover that “bagless” was a neologism. I have not yet heard the word “bagless” used to described a person who is lacking a backpack or satchel, though I would not be surprised if people soon begin to use the term “bagless” to describe students who walk around carrying their books under their arm.
Etymology : [bag + -less] Bag (Early ME. bagge: cf. ON. baggi ‘bag, pack, bundle’ (not elsewhere in Teutonic); also OF. bague, Pr. bagua baggage, med.L. baga chest, sack. The Eng. was possibly from the ON.; but the source of this, as well as of the Romanic words, is unknown; the Celtic derivation suggested by Diez is not tenable: Gaelic bag is from English. Of connection with Teutonic *balgi-z, Goth. balgs, OE. b l , bæl , bæli , whence BELLY, BELLOWS, and the cogn. Celtic bolg, balg, there is no evidence.]) + -less ADJ
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Last modified: 10 June 2008