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grab bag

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. grab bagnoun

    an assortment of miscellaneous items

  2. grab bagnoun

    a container from which a person draws a wrapped item at random without knowing the contents

Wiktionary

  1. grab bagnoun

    a gift, purchase, etc. whose contents are concealed until after a selection is made

  2. grab bagnoun

    any random assortment, selection or possibility

  3. Etymology: From grab + bag.

Wikipedia

  1. Grab bag

    Grab bag may mean Bug-out bag or Survival kit, a portable collection of emergency supplies Fukubukuro, a Japanese custom where old merchandise is sold at discount prices Party favor gift bags Walkers (snack foods) slightly larger than normal packet of crisps. "Grabbag" (song), the theme song of Duke Nukem 3D

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  1. grab bag

    A grab bag is generally referred to as a container from which a selection can be blindly made. Items within the grab bag are often miscellaneous, random or unknown to the individual making the selection. The term can also metaphorically describe any random or mixed collection.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of grab bag in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of grab bag in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of grab bag in a Sentence

  1. The New York Times:

    Witlessly derivative, a grab-bag of generic work-life advice.


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