double-bagger

double-bagger

1. In baseball, a hit of the ball that results in the batter being able to reach second base. That double-bagger from Mitchelson puts his team within striking distance of a victory here today.
2. A particularly ugly person, i.e., one who would need to wear two bags over their head in order to conceal such ugliness. She had a few too many drinks and ended up going home with some double-bagger who'd been leering at her all night at the bar. I know I'm not the prettiest person in the world, but I'm no double-bagger or anything.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

double-bagger

1. n. a hit good for two bases in baseball. Wilbur hit a nice double-bagger in the top of the fourth.
2. n. a very ugly person. (see also Bag your face!, brown bag it, triple-bagger, coyote-ugly.) Fred is what I would call a double-bagger. What a mug!
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • triple-bagger
  • a ground ball with eyes
  • curve ball
  • curveball
  • dust off the batter
  • gopher ball
  • squeeze play
  • beanball
  • strike
  • hitter
References in periodicals archive
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