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handbag

[ hand-bag ]

noun

  1. a bag or box of leather, fabric, plastic, or the like, held in the hand or carried by means of a handle or strap, commonly used for holding money, personal grooming items, small purchases, etc.


handbag

/ ˈæԻˌæɡ /

noun

  1. Also calledbagUS and Canadianpursechiefly USpocketbook a woman's small bag carried to contain personal articles
  2. a small suitcase that can be carried by hand
  3. a commercial style of House music
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of handbag1

First recorded in 1860–65; hand + bag
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of handbag1

(for sense 3) C20: humorous allusion to the trend for groups of women to dance round their handbags in discos, nightclubs, etc
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Example Sentences

Further investigations revealed she had apparently handed her handbag briefly to another patient to keep an eye on, but never returned.

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And there’s more: I once dropped my driver’s license — far more valuable to me than any wallet — on Canal Street, an area known more for knockoff handbags than random kindness.

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“I can’t believe I’m getting out,” she told a caseworker over the phone, scanning her clothes hangers, handbags, space heater, and flower pots.

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Joe's highlight was a surprise off-agenda visit to a luxury goods market, where people were selling jeans and perfumes, along with fake Louis Vuitton handbags and Japanese washing machines, probably imported from China.

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The FBI issued a warning to sports leagues noting that crime groups were targeting athletes’ homes in pursuit of cash and valuables including watches, designer handbags and jewelry.

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