handbags

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An insignificant fight or argument.
  2. plural of handbag
intj
  1. Said jocularly in response to a particularly derogatory, bitchy or catty dialogue; calm down; cool it.
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of handbag

Pronunciation

En-au-handbags.ogg

Word forms

handbags

Etymology

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

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