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bag your face
What does bag your face mean?
Used to shut someone down or tell them to go away.
"He kept bugging me so I told him to bag his face."
Origin
A Valley-girl insult from early-80s teen slang, built on the old 'put a bag over your head' ugly joke. It spread through the same Valley-talk wave as 'gag me with a spoon.'
Frequently asked questions
What does 'bag your face' mean?
It's an 80s Valley-girl insult telling someone they're ugly or annoying enough to cover their face with a bag.
Is 'bag your face' a serious insult?
No, it's playful teen trash talk, more snarky than genuinely cruel.
Where did 'bag your face' come from?
It's Valley-girl slang from the early 1980s, part of the same craze as 'grody' and 'gag me with a spoon.'
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