book bags

Scholars' shoulder totes

Book bags are bags designed to carry books, school supplies, and personal items.

The term is largely interchangeable with backpack, though book bag can also refer to tote-style bags without shoulder straps.

She slung her book bag over one shoulder and headed to class.

The compound is most common in American English, especially among students.

Related

tote · shoulder straps · straps · zippers · zipper pulls · pockets · textbooks · school · first day · campus · study hall · shoulders · heavy · stuffed · notebooks · lunch · locker room · hallway

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Opposites
formality/professional context

book bagsbriefcases

Hinged work bags

attaché cases · laptop bags · messenger bags

function/contents

book bagsgym bags

Totes for exercise equipment

diaper bags

formality/style

book bagsdesigner handbags

Upscale branded purses

clutches · evening bags

Family

book, bag, books, booked, booking, bookish, booklet, bags, bagged

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G