toolbag
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]toolbag (plural toolbags)
- A bag used to carry tools.
- 2008 February 17, Randy Kennedy, “Where You Going With That Monet?”, in New York Times[1]:
- The mundane reality is that many art thieves are simply not the sharpest grappling hooks in the toolbag; the smart ones choose to steal things that can be much more easily converted into money — or just money itself.
- (Canada, US, slang, derogatory) A tool or jerk; an obnoxious person.
- Leighton Greene, Star Spanked
- “Sorry for being such a total toolbag,” Tristan whispered when I gave the empty bottle back to him.
- 2014, Lisa Winning, Carrie Henderson McDermott, He Texted: The Ultimate Guide to Decoding Guys, page 222:
- You are owed an explanation and an apology. […] I'm sure you're an awesome, lovely girl, and he was a total toolbag who was lucky to be with you.
- Leighton Greene, Star Spanked
Translations
[edit]bag used to carry tools
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