handbags

== English == === Etymology === From handbag +‎ -s. In the sense of fight, a clipping of handbags at dawn or handbags at ten paces (1980s). === Pronunciation === === Noun === handbags (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 of handbag ==== Related terms ==== === Interjection === handbags (British, slang) Said jocularly in response to a particularly derogatory, bitchy or catty dialogue; calm down; cool it. Synonym: meow! Person A: Not another cheeseburger, Marcia? Person B: What's it to you? Person A: Well, you're fat enough as it is. Person B: You can talk! Person C: Ooh - handbags ladies! === Verb === handbags third-person singular simple present indicative of handbag === Anagrams === shag band