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Variants of this figure appear all over the world, particularly in Latin countries, such as Spain, Portugal, Italy (where he is known as the vecchio col sacco ("the old man with the sack"), and the countries of Latin America, where it is referred to as el Hombre del costal, el hombre del saco, or in Portuguese, o homem do saco (all of which mean "the sack/bag man"), and Eastern Europe.
It was originally used as a verb in 1978 in Thomas Sanchez's Hollywoodland, with the meaning "to gain illegal entry into the United States by swimming the Rio Grande". [8] The equivalent Spanish-language term used in Mexico, Central America, and by Latinos in the United States is espalda mojada, and is often shortened to mojado. [9]
The term bagman (or bag man) has different meanings in different countries. One group of definitions centers on the idea of traveling. In British usage, "bagman" is a term for a traveling salesman, first known from 1808. [1] In Australian usage, it can mean a tramp or homeless man. [2] [3] However, many other definitions center around money.
Trump was escorted to the venue by a fleet of black SUVs and police. He had to enter through the back surrounded by scores of security personnel.
The names man bag, man-purse and murse, mini bag have been used. The designs common in the U.S. are typically variations on backpacks or messenger bags , and have either a masculine or a more unisex appearance, although they are often more streamlined than a backpack and less bulky than a briefcase.
Ash Perez recently tried some new things. He got a haircut at a barbershop, bought his first suit, learned to grill and asked his close friends what it means to be a man –– all at the age ...
The term bindle may be an alteration of the term "bundle" or similarly descend from the German word Bündel, meaning something wrapped up in a blanket and bound by cord for carrying (cf. originally Middle Dutch bundel), or have arisen as a portmanteau of bind and spindle. [3] It may also be from the Scottish dialectal bindle "cord or rope to ...
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