Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sponge bag

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.56 in modern English

Syllables: sponge bag
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bag for carrying toiletries, as when travelling.

Australian usage; British usage

noun

Designating clothing (especially trousers) with a fine, faint black-and-white check pattern.

British usage

Example Sentences

"In every hotel in Ireland sits a military man with […] a loud commanding voice, & spongebag coat & red slippers."
"Below her a small boat puttered quietly at the landing stage, and the chef appeared, in his sponge bag trousers and his white jacket, to tale the day's delivery of fresh perch."

Usage

Australian usage
British usage

Inflected Forms

sponge bags (plural) sponge-bag (alternative) spongebag (alternative)

Phrases

spongebag pants spongebag trousers

Frequently Paired Words

spongebag pants spongebags spongebag trousers

Synonyms

Dopp kit toilet bag

Questions

What does sponge bag mean?: A bag for carrying toiletries, as when travelling.

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