handbag

== English == === Etymology === From hand +‎ bag. The music genre is named from women dancing around a pile of their handbags in nightclubs. The verb is a reference to Margaret Thatcher's handbag. === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈhændˌbæɡ/, /ˈhæm.bəɡ/ === Noun === handbag (countable and uncountable, plural handbags) (now rare) A small bag carried in the hand, used either when travelling or to carry tools for a specific job. [from 19th c.] (chiefly Commonwealth) A small bag used chiefly by women for carrying various small personal items, sometimes considered as a fashion accessory. [from 19th c.] Synonym: (North America) purse Coordinate terms: man-bag, murse (uncountable, music) Ellipsis of handbag house. [from 20th c.] ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === handbag (third-person singular simple present handbags, present participle handbagging, simple past and past participle handbagged) (British, transitive, humorous) To attack verbally or subject to criticism (typically used of a woman). === References === === Further reading === “handbag”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. handbag on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Tagalog == === Alternative forms === hanbag === Etymology === Borrowed from English handbag. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈhandbaɡ/ [ˈhan̪d̪.bɐɡ̚] Rhymes: -andbaɡ Syllabification: hand‧bag === Noun === handbag (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜈ᜔ᜇ᜔ᜊᜄ᜔) handbag; purse (small bag carried in the hand) ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “handbag”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018