wag

[Wilson Gray]

On Nov 17, 2004, at 2:03 PM, Erik Hoover wrote:

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> Possibly unrelated, but connected to groceries:
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> Google shows several Wag-A-Bag convenience stores, in Texas and other
> Southern locales.
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I'd guess that these are probably related. My late grandmother most
often used the term with reference to "wagging" home from the Safeway,
the Piggly-Wiggly, and/or the A&P, all of which were located "uptown,"
i.e. downtown, two shopping bags loaded with groceries.

-Wilson Gray


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> On Nov 17, 2004, at 1:16 PM, Mark A. Mandel wrote:
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>> Some info from our friend in North Carolina:
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>> I tried to do some research but I can't find any dictionary that
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>> "wag" in the way I used it nor any history.  It must be a southern
>> colloquialism.  I don't ever remember using this term until I moved to
>> North
>> Carolina.  Here it means to carry/drag something heavy or cumbersome.
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>> -- Mark A. Mandel
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