Ziploc

English

Alternative forms

• ziploc, ziplock

Etymology

Marketing coinage, from zip and lock.

Noun

Ziploc (plural Ziplocs)

1. Any of a range of disposable, resealable storage bags that are fastened by a pair of interlocking plastic flanges.
   • 1995, Michael Chabon, Wonder Boys, Ch.1, at p.7:

     Over the years I'd surrendered many vices, among them whiskey, cigarettes, and the various non-Newtonian drugs, but marijuana and I remained steadfast companions. I had one fragrant ounce of Humboldt County, California, in a Ziploc bag in the glove compartment of my car.

   • 1996 September 17, John McCrea, “Italian Leather Sofa”, Fashion Nugget, Cake, Capricorn Records:

     When she get what she wants / She puts the rest on a tray / In a zip-loc bag in the freezer.

   • 2003, Bill Schuette, White Blaze Fever:

     I basically had all my different pieces of gear in individual Ziploc bags.

Synonyms

• ziptop

Translations

disposable, resealable storage bag fastened by a pair of interlocking flanges

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 密實袋 / 密实袋 (mat⁶ sat⁶ doi^6-2)

  Mandarin: 密封袋 (mìfēngdài)

• French: please add this translation if you can
• German: Druckverschlussbeutel m, Gleitverschlussbeutel m
• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Korean: 지퍼락 (jipeorak)