1. A woman who takes on other
people's emotional or physical burdens/responsibilities as her own.
2. A woman who carries old
hurt and emotional scars
like a burden which keeps her from making progress.
Example 1:
Man 1: Why does that woman have so many kids?
Man 2: Oh, she's a bag-
lady, most of those kids are relatives she's taken custody of.
Example 2:
Woman 1: I want to kick my friend's
boyfriend in the shins because he's a douche-bag.
Woman 2: Don't be a bag-
lady, she's choosing to stay with him.
Example 3:
Badu: "Bag lady you gon hurt your back, carrying all them bags like that. I guess nobody ever told you, all you must hold on to is you."