Ali Baba bag
(Singapore, _, military slang, ) A soldier's duffel bag.
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(Singapore, _, military slang, ) A soldier's duffel bag.
Origin: A reference to the story of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, in which the thieves hide in large oil jars; perhaps based on the idea that the bag is large enough to fit a person. Compare senses of Ali Baba related to large containers. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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