Boston bag

noun

1. a two-handled bag for carrying books, papers, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Boston bag¹

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25

Example Sentences

Turkle lingers over items that have meaning in her life: a first designer dress, a black Fortuny formal she still wears on special occasions 50 years after she bought it; a Boston bag, known as a Speedy, made by Dior, that felt to her like something Joan Didion or Susan Sontag would carry.

From New York Times

New York Post fingers two Boston “Bag Men” Topics: , , , The New York Post’s front page today is given over to a photo of two purported suspects in the bombings at the Boston Marathon.

From Salon

"Like a Boston bag, with a strap that goes over the top."

From Project Gutenberg

He answered with a smile and a “Thank you,” took the bag, and rewarded her by saying, “The British are getting out of Boston, bag and baggage.”

From Project Gutenberg

The dragon dropped her unmistakably Boston bag.

From Project Gutenberg