handbags

== English == === Etymology === From handbag +‎ -s; in sense “fight”, clipping of handbags at dawn, handbags at ten paces (1980s). === Pronunciation === === Noun === handbags plural of handbag (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." ==== Related terms ==== the handbags come out handbags at dawn === Interjection === handbags (British, slang) Said jocularly in response to a particularly derogatory, bitchy or catty dialogue; calm down; cool it. 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! ==== Synonyms ==== meow! === Anagrams === shag band