handbag
To attack verbally or subject to criticismTo attack verbally or subject to criticism (typically used of a woman).
» Whose handbag is this?
Wessen Handtasche ist das? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Чья это сумочка? — odexed
Чия це сумочка? — Anjy
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1 senses(UK, humorous, idiomatic, metonymically)To attack verbally or subject to criticism (typically used of a woman).
Examples
105 sentencesWhose handbag is this?
Чия це сумочка? — Anjy
ruЧья это сумочка? — odexed
deWessen Handtasche ist das? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
This is her handbag.
Це її сумочка. — deniko
ruЭто её сумочка. — Selena777
deDas ist ihre Handtasche. — Yorwba
She had her handbag stolen.
У неї вкрали сумочку. — deniko
ruУ неё украли сумочку. — marafon
deMan hat ihr die Handtasche geklaut. — Yorwba
Mary had her handbag stolen.
У Мері поцупили сумочку. — deniko
ruУ Мэри украли сумочку. — marafon
Have you looked in your handbag?
Origin
From hand + bag. The music genre is named from women dancing around a pile of their handbaFrom 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.
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Forms
handbags, handbagging, handbagged, handbagged| Base form | handbag · to handbag |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | handbags |
| Present participle | handbagging |
| Past simple | handbagged |
| Past participle | handbagged |
irregular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle