/bag"ij/ , n.
1. trunks, suitcases, etc., used in traveling; luggage.
2. the portable equipment of an army.
3. things that encumber one's freedom, progress, development, or adaptability; impediments: intellectual baggage that keeps one from thinking clearly; neurotic conflicts that arise from struggling with too much emotional baggage.
4. Disparaging and Offensive.
a. a woman.
b. a prostitute or disreputable woman.
5. Often Offensive. a pert, playful young woman or girl.
[ 1400-50; late ME bagage bag ( ues ) bundles, packs (perh. -age -AGE ]