handbagging
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handbagging
Where it comes from
From handbag + -ing. Originally, a metonymic reference to Margaret Thatcher's handbag.
noun handbaggings
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A verbal attack or criticism.
Much of the resistance to women at the altar had always derived from women in the pews; Dr Hewitt's handbagging style helped to undermine the feminists' refrain that these women's conservatism was the result of brutal oppression by men.
Similar: harangue, rant, tirade, animadversion, criticization, stricture, criticism, critique, dressing-down, handbagging, slam
verb
- present participle and gerund of handbag
Talk about this word "handbagging." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/handbagging. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. handbagging. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/handbagging "handbagging." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/handbagging.Cite this
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title = {handbagging},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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