ita-bag

English

Alternative forms

  • ita bag, itabag

Etymology

From Japanese 痛バッグ (ita baggu, “painful bag”), from 痛 (ita, “pain”) + バッグ (baggu, “bag”), itself from English bag.

Noun

ita-bag (plural ita-bags)

  1. (fandom slang) A handbag, backpack, or other bag decorated with fandom-related merchandise such as pins, badges, and dolls (typically for a single character or media franchise).
    • 2018, Rin Murakami, translated by Marco Godano, Guide to the Perfect Otaku Girlfriend‎[1], volume 1, unnumbered page:
      This must be the character plastered all over that ita-bag she has...
    • 2023, Andrea Towers, Gamer Girls: Monster Village‎[2], unnumbered page:
      I have a few ita bags for the fandoms I really like – mostly, my favorite musicians and their fandom pins.
    • 2024, Briana Lawrence, In Search of Superpowers: A Fantasy Pin World Adventure‎[3], unnumbered page:
      Her purple heart-shaped ita bag is full too.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:ita-bag.

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