noun
baggage
BA-gihj
noun
1
Suitcases, bags, and other belongings carried while traveling.
"Please collect your baggage from the carousel after landing."
2
Emotional issues or past problems that affect how someone behaves or relates to others.
"He came into the relationship with a lot of emotional baggage from his last breakup."
How to Use Baggage
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither literal luggage carried while traveling, or figuratively, unresolved personal issues someone carries with them.
Common pairings
emotional baggage
excess baggage
checked baggage
Word Forms
baggages plural
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Etymology
From Old French bagage, related to bague ("bundle" or "sack"), and ultimately connected to the same root as the English word "bag."