Bag"gage (băg"g&asl;j), n. [F. bagage, from OF. bague bundle. In senses 6 and 7 cf. F. bagasse a prostitute. See Bag, n.] 1. The clothes, tents, utensils, and provisions of an army.

&fist; "The term itself is made to apply chiefly to articles of clothing and to small personal effects." Farrow.

2. The trunks, valises, satchels, etc., which a traveler carries with him on a journey; luggage.

The baronet's baggage on the roof of the coach.
Thackeray.

We saw our baggage following below.
Johnson.

&fist; The English usually call this luggage.

3. Purulent matter. [Obs.] Barrough.

4. Trashy talk. [Obs.] Ascham.

5. A man of bad character. [Obs.] Holland.

6. A woman of loose morals; a prostitute.

A disreputable, daring, laughing, painted French baggage.
Thackeray.

7. A romping, saucy girl. [Playful] Goldsmith.

• luggage, especially in a metaphorical or negative sense: emotional baggage
  
• (idiom) (vulgar) heavy baggage; women and children. Also a familiar epithet for a woman; as, cunning baggage, wanton baggage, &c.