bag job

American  

noun

Slang.

1. illegal entry, especially as authorized by an agency of the federal government to gather criminal evidence, install listening devices, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of bag job

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

Your husband has pulled off the ultimate bag job, and now he wants to show up with a kitten, which is tantamount to announcing, “We’re the ones who killed your widdle puddy tat!”

From Slate • Aug. 8, 2021

Explained an FBI official: "You'll never find the words bag job on a piece of paper."

From Time Magazine Archive

The Ellsberg "bag job" was similar to the illegal activities authorized under an intelligence plan that Nixon admits had his approval briefly in 1970.

From Time Magazine Archive

After getting approval from Krogh, Hunt flew to Miami to enlist help in the Ellsberg bag job.

From Time Magazine Archive

Normally spies didn’t want to be seen on the way to a black bag job, but they weren’t particularly worried.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti