Put something in a bag, or slang for catching or obtaining something (like bagging a goal in sports).
From Old Norse 'baggi' meaning 'bag'. The word entered English around the 1300s and the verb form became common in the 1500s.
The hunting term 'bagged' (meaning to catch prey) evolved into modern sports slang where 'bagging' a goal or victory means you've 'caught' your target—the metaphor shows how hunting language shaped sports vocabulary.
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