Word of the week

Published February 18, 2017

Words are very powerful — so become empowered by enhancing your vocabulary!

Doggie bag

Noun

Definition: A bag used by a restaurant customer or party guest to take home leftover food, supposedly for their dog.

Examples: “The price is fair, given that you get at least two courses and will be virtually guaranteed of requesting a doggie bag at the end of it.”

“This dish is not for the timid eater, so bring along a doggie bag for the leftovers.”

“To my disappointment, despite the large portions, no doggie bags are available.”

“Anything you don’t eat you can always take home in a doggie bag.”

“My guess is this restaurant will be like the rest — a huge success — with long waits to get in and satisfied guests walking out with doggie bags.”

“I get sad when I see restaurants junking tons of perfectly good food every day - I always ask for a doggie bag when I can’t finish my meal.”

“David, ask for a doggie bag for the kids, we’re going.”

“Ask for half of the meal to be placed in a doggie bag before the food is brought to the table.”

Published in Dawn, Young World, February 18th, 2017

Opinion

Editorial

Digital growth
Updated 25 Apr, 2024

Digital growth

Democratising digital development will catalyse a rapid, if not immediate, improvement in human development indicators for the underserved segments of the Pakistani citizenry.
Nikah rights
25 Apr, 2024

Nikah rights

THE Supreme Court recently delivered a judgement championing the rights of women within a marriage. The ruling...
Campus crackdowns
25 Apr, 2024

Campus crackdowns

WHILE most Western governments have either been gladly facilitating Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza, or meekly...
Ties with Tehran
Updated 24 Apr, 2024

Ties with Tehran

Tomorrow, if ties between Washington and Beijing nosedive, and the US asks Pakistan to reconsider CPEC, will we comply?
Working together
24 Apr, 2024

Working together

PAKISTAN’S democracy seems adrift, and no one understands this better than our politicians. The system has gone...
Farmers’ anxiety
24 Apr, 2024

Farmers’ anxiety

WHEAT prices in Punjab have plummeted far below the minimum support price owing to a bumper harvest, reckless...