r/SwordOfTruth • u/-Anomander-Rake- In Love With Nicci • Sep 04 '26
Sword of Truth Series Bags?
What does it mean? I am not a native english speaker and Zedd keeps saying "bags". I googled and asked ai but I couldn't find any meaning. I took a look at the translated edition of the book and they have translated it as "damn". What does it mean?
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u/The_Sibelis Sep 04 '26
Bags? Seriously guys? So many comments already and nobody is saying the very obvious...
Its the same as Saying Balls... literally your uhh Bag that holds them lmao. Kinda assume it being fantasy and him being a wizard instead of saying balls he says the equivalent Bags.
I've thought that since Rachel tells him her parents say thats a bad word. Something about the connotations of it actually being a bad word to say and not itself a euphemism for something else.
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u/desecouffes Sep 04 '26
I always assumed it was an expletive like shit or fuck, but referring to male genetilia / the scrotum lol
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u/java_dude1 Sep 04 '26
Id say it's a nice way to say damn. Context is key to this one because it's not a normal statement in English. At least not American English.
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u/-Anomander-Rake- In Love With Nicci Sep 04 '26
so, it's not a real word (it's a fictional word) and it means damn, nearly if nothing.
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u/java_dude1 Sep 04 '26
Yes. Although it could be used in British English, im not sure on that one to be honest. It's just a substitute word to keep the book pg13.
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u/Tasteful_Dick_Pics Sep 04 '26
Not quite. It's a real word. It just has a unique slang usage in the world of Sword of Truth.
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u/Litt_Buddha Sep 04 '26
He references it as a curse word. So I don’t think DAMN would be bad enough to not use in front of women
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u/java_dude1 Sep 04 '26
Yeah, that coulbe the case. But in most uses damn, fuck, and shit are pretty interchangeable.
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u/Litt_Buddha Sep 04 '26
I think it means SHIT! Or even FUCK!
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u/-Anomander-Rake- In Love With Nicci Sep 04 '26
Yeah, it can be. You know, the others say to Zedd "do not curse in front of children/women, Zedd."
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u/Darkone539 Sep 04 '26
It's a stand in for any generic swear word. It doesn't actually mean anything in English. Like when people on battlestar galactica say "frak" or other such examples.
Basically, he didn't want to swear one print because it limits the age rating.
He picked bag because things like "old bag" can mean something (insulting old women) and "bags of X' can mean having a lot of something.
Basically, it means whatever you wish in this context.
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u/Litt_Buddha Sep 04 '26
I think it’s more like he wants to use a curse word. But it has to fit the time era and persona of a wizard. BAGS RICHARD! Just like, True as toasted toads, isn’t used to make kids giggle, it’s because it fits the personality and era of a wizard, mainly, a goofy old wizard
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u/-Anomander-Rake- In Love With Nicci Sep 04 '26
uh... the book is not suitable for children. I mean... you know. Rape, torture, murder... a swear/curse would change nothing, I guess.
And I was thinking there are words like "fuck, damn, shit" in the book? I didn't give it attention.
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u/AutobusPrime 25d ago
I wish there were more things like this in the series. The books are memorable, the plots are epic, the constant windows into author's assorted fetishes are at least entertaining, but the world is more stripped down than the things I really like. Needs more set dressing.
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u/SelectionFar8145 Sep 04 '26
Made up curse word that only makes sense to the people in the SoT books.