Latin is where we can establish that the etymological origin of the loose term that concerns us now is found. Exactly it emanates from the word “follico” which, in turn, comes from the verb “follicare”, which can be translated as “to breathe loudly and quickly”.
The adjective baggy comes from the verb holgar : to spare, to rest, to be unused. The concept has several uses according to the context.
The term baggy can be used to describe something that is wide and, therefore, too much for what it should contain. For example: “The young woman chose a loose dress to hide her pregnancy,” “I like loose pants that don't squeeze me,” “I need looser shoes: these make my feet hurt.”
If we analyze the examples , we can easily understand what the adjective refers to. A “loose dress” does not fit the body: that is, it does not mark the figure. If a woman does not want to show that she is pregnant, a dress of this type allows her to hide her belly. “Baggy pants,” on the other hand, do not cling to the legs, but are loose. “Loose shoes” , finally, are large and prevent the feet from being pressed.
Holgado, on the other hand, is linked to economic relief . The person who receives little or no income is usually squeezed by their financial situation: they do not have enough money to meet their expenses or, at least, to live in peace. The case is different for those who live comfortably, without worrying about money, since their income or savings are enough to cover their needs and indulge themselves.
A family that receives $500,000 a month in income and has fixed expenses of $30,000 in the same period enjoys a comfortable life. Its members should not worry about economic issues because they have plenty of money.
Among the synonyms of baggy we can highlight words such as wide, unburdened, idle, unoccupied, spacious, inactive, open, dilated, unencumbered or spacious, for example. On the contrary, among its antonyms there are terms such as poor, reduced or narrow.
In the same way, we cannot ignore that Holgado is a surname. Specifically, it is a surname that has its origin in Santander and to know exactly its starting point you have to go back to the Middle Ages. And it was at that time when many nobles, wealthy people, writers and people of certain importance wore it.
Branches of that lineage became present in Trujillo (Cáceres) and Ronda (Málaga) and it should be noted that in its coat of arms elements such as two gold stars, eight gules crosses and a silver castle take center stage.
Currently we find well-known figures who have Holgado as their last name, such as the Spanish jurist José Manuel Holgado Merino (1959), who from November 2016 to June 2018 was Director of the Civil Guard. Likewise, there is also the Extremaduran writer Julio Holgado Gómez (1971), author of works such as “The Last City in the World.”