hay bag
A dated, derogatory slang term for a woman, particularly one viewed as slovenly, unattractive, or worn-out.
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A dated, derogatory slang term for a woman, particularly one viewed as slovenly, unattractive, or worn-out. It's the kind of old-fashioned insult that pops up in classic crime fiction or early 20th century American slang. In its literal sense it's just a bag of hay for feeding horses, but the slang usage reduces a woman to something similarly unglamorous. Today it's largely obsolete outside of period settings, but worth knowing for context.
The old pulp novels were full of lines like 'don't trust that hay bag' — casual misogyny was basically the genre's seasoning.
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A bag filled with hay.
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(slang, derogatory) A woman.
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