nappy bag

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nappy bag (plural nappy bags)

  1. (UK, Commonwealth) Synonym of diaper bag.
    • 1950, Arthur William Upfield, The Bachelors of Broken Hill, The Crime Club, page 73:
      "If either of them dames had a bag like that I'd have remembered. Couldn't forget it. Reminds me of a nappy bag." "It's too bad, Miss Martelli," murmured Bony.
    • 1986, Carol Howland, The First-time Parent's Survival Guide, Thorsons, →ISBN, page 102:
      Fold up the collapsible wheels and put them in the boot, and stash the bags - my handbag, the nappy bag (with a drink of fruit juice just in case), and the shopping basket - into the car.
    • 2023, Justin Coulson, Being a Great Dad for Dummies, Wiley, →ISBN, page 122:
      [a bulleted list] A nappy bag (small plastic bag) to put the soiled nappy in (for the rubbish bin if disposable or, if it's a cloth nappy and you're out and about, for storing the nappy until you can take it home and put it in the laundry tub, ready for cleaning - by you)