handbags

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handbags

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From handbag + -s. In the sense of fight, a clipping of handbags at dawn or handbags at ten paces (1980s).

noun

UK, slang An insignificant fight or argument. 2011, Daniel Sperling, Ant McPartlin: 'Pub scuffle was just handbags', Digital Spy "It was just a scuffle in a pub, a bit of… handbags. Nine times out of ten, people are nice to us."
plural plural of handbag

interjection

UK, slang Said jocularly in response to a particularly derogatory, bitchy or catty dialogue; calm down; cool it. !
Similar: meow

verb

indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of handbag

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: purse, pocketbook, bag, bags, carryalls, pockets, products, purses, handbagger, beanbag, hay bag, baggies, ho-bag, baggage, flea bag, slang

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"handbags." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/handbags. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Chicago

"handbags." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/handbags.

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@misc{handbags_2026,
  title = {handbags},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/handbags},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}