doggy bag

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0I know what a doggy bag is but wonder if it's possible to confuse it with a poop bag and that would be funny. Do you ever call a poop bag doggy bag?02br02br00Thanks in advance!0-

Avangi · Accepted Answer

0Negative on that one.0-

BarbaraPA · Answer

0No, there is no confusion.02br
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00A doggy bag is what you used to call the bag you would take home with you when there was too much food at the restaurant for you to eat there. Now, we just say "could I get a box, please" and not "could I get a doggy bag?"0-

New2grammar · Answer

0Thanks Avangi and GG. While we're on this topic, a doggy bag also makes me think of a bag that people use to carry their small dogs around. Or is there a special name for that kind of bag?0-

Avangi · Answer

0I think, a "pet carrier."0-

New2grammar · Answer

0Is it acceptable and understandable if I say doggy bag in right context?02br
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00For example,02br
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00Karim, do you mind getting the doggy bag in the trunk? We're in a hurry and Buster is kind of slow.0-

BarbaraPA · Answer

0No, that wouldn't make sense to me at all.02br
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00Why is your leftover dinner from the restaurant in the trunk and how does it relate to Buster?0-

New2grammar · Answer

0OK. Thanks GG and Avangi. Pet carrier it is. I thought since a pet carrier usually looks like a bag and is used to carry a dog around, calling it doggy bag might be understandable in the right context. Clearly that's not the case. 0-

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