doggie bags

Restaurant leftover containers

A doggie bag is a container for taking home leftover food from a restaurant.

The name pretends the food is for a pet, though everyone understands it's usually for the person: Can we get a doggie bag for the rest of this pasta?

Also spelled doggy bag.

Related

portions · disposable · restaurant · dining out · packaging · save · mealtime · carryout · pack · dining customs · biodegradable packaging · wrap · meals · food · food storage · paper · tiffin · treat

Opposites
dining location/consumption

doggie bagsdine-in

Consumed on-site

dining in · table service

food waste/conservation

doggie bagsfood waste

Discarded edible matter

garbage · compost bin

meal timing/freshness

doggie bagsmade-to-order

Created to individual specifications

Family

doggie, bag, dog, dogs, dogged, doggedly, bags, bagged, bagging

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