The Brief: Bags or the bag can refer to money, handbags, bags of drugs, baggage, and more.

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The most common definition of “the bag” is a large sum of money. It can also refer to bags of drugs. Bags can also be designer handbags. More broadly, “the bag” can be a goal or achievement as in “secure the bag.”

In the UK, bag or bags is slang for one thousand British pounds.

You get the bag and fumble it
I get the bag and flip it and tumble it –Quavo, “I Get the Bag”