handbag
IPA: hˈændbæg
noun
- (now rare) A small bag carried in the hand, used either when travelling or to carry tools for a specific job.
- (chiefly Commonwealth) A small bag used chiefly by women for carrying various small personal items, sometimes considered as a fashion accessory.
- (uncountable, music) Ellipsis of handbag house. [(music) A subgenre of house music of the late 1980s, often with booming vocals.]
verb
- (Britain, transitive, humorous) To attack verbally or subject to criticism (typically used of a woman).
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Examples of "handbag" in Sentences
- The Dance of the Voodoo Handbag.
- A pocketbook is similar to a handbag.
- 2006 rugby union handbag controversy.
- You cannot commit assault on a handbag.
- A cape foldable into an enclosed handbag.
- The handbag can be hung to the metal hook.
- Amber then planted cocaine in Tanya's handbag.
- It is quite easy to recognize an ostrich handbag.
- It sold fragrances and handbags in a limited quantity of styles.
- More than 65 exhibitors sell handcrafted items including handbags, toys, photography, jewelry, woodcrafts and more.
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